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aman

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Albanian

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Etymology

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Usually vocative, poetic. Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish امان (amân), from Arabic اَمَان (amān, “tranquillity, peacefulness”).

Interjection

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aman

  1. pity
  2. have mercy!
  3. oh!

Azerbaijani

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic أَمَان (ʔamān).

Noun

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aman (definite accusative amanı, plural amanlar)

  1. mercy
    Synonyms: rəhm, mərhəmət
  2. (archaic) peace, safety (absence of danger or violence), security
    Synonyms: əmin-amanlıq, əmniyyət, təhlükəsizlik, dinclik
  3. (archaic) permissible delay, postponement, (granted) possibility to do something
    Synonyms: möhlət, macal, imkan
  4. (archaic) strength, energy
    Synonyms: taqət, qüvvət, güc

Declension

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    Declension of aman
singular plural
nominative aman
 amanlar
definite accusative amanı
 amanları
dative amana
 amanlara
locative amanda
 amanlarda
ablative amandan
 amanlardan
definite genitive amanın
 amanların
    Possessive forms of aman
nominative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) amanım amanlarım
sənin (“your”) amanın amanların
onun (“his/her/its”) amanı amanları
bizim (“our”) amanımız amanlarımız
sizin (“your”) amanınız amanlarınız
onların (“their”) amanı or amanları amanları
accusative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) amanımı amanlarımı
sənin (“your”) amanını amanlarını
onun (“his/her/its”) amanını amanlarını
bizim (“our”) amanımızı amanlarımızı
sizin (“your”) amanınızı amanlarınızı
onların (“their”) amanını or amanlarını amanlarını
dative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) amanıma amanlarıma
sənin (“your”) amanına amanlarına
onun (“his/her/its”) amanına amanlarına
bizim (“our”) amanımıza amanlarımıza
sizin (“your”) amanınıza amanlarınıza
onların (“their”) amanına or amanlarına amanlarına
locative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) amanımda amanlarımda
sənin (“your”) amanında amanlarında
onun (“his/her/its”) amanında amanlarında
bizim (“our”) amanımızda amanlarımızda
sizin (“your”) amanınızda amanlarınızda
onların (“their”) amanında or amanlarında amanlarında
ablative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) amanımdan amanlarımdan
sənin (“your”) amanından amanlarından
onun (“his/her/its”) amanından amanlarından
bizim (“our”) amanımızdan amanlarımızdan
sizin (“your”) amanınızdan amanlarınızdan
onların (“their”) amanından or amanlarından amanlarından
genitive
singular plural
mənim (“my”) amanımın amanlarımın
sənin (“your”) amanının amanlarının
onun (“his/her/its”) amanının amanlarının
bizim (“our”) amanımızın amanlarımızın
sizin (“your”) amanınızın amanlarınızın
onların (“their”) amanının or amanlarının amanlarının

Derived terms

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Interjection

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aman

  1. have mercy!
  2. oh!

Further reading

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  • “aman” in Obastan.com.

Cebuano

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: a‧man

Verb

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aman

  1. to anticipate

Dongxiang

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mongolic *aman, see Mongolian ам (am).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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aman

  1. mouth
  2. brim, edge

Esperanto

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Adjective

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aman

  1. accusative singular of ama

Fogaha

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Etymology

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From Proto-Berber *am-an.

Noun

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aman m pl

  1. water

References

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  • Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques: mélanges offerts à Karl-G. Prasse (2000, →ISBN, page 38

Galician

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Verb

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aman

  1. third-person plural present indicative of amar

Ghadames

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Etymology

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From Proto-Berber *am-an.

Noun

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aman pl

  1. water

References

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  • Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques: mélanges offerts à Karl-G. Prasse (2000, →ISBN, page 38

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay aman, from Classical Malay امان (aman), from Arabic أَمَان (ʔamān, “tranquillity, peacefulness”).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.man/
  • Rhymes: -man
  • Hyphenation: a‧man

Adjective

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aman (comparative lebih aman, superlative paling aman or teraman, equative seaman)

  1. safe; secure
    1. not in danger; out of harm's reach
    2. free from risk
    3. Providing protection from danger
    4. properly secured
    5. reliable; trusty

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Erwina Burhanuddin, Abdul Gaffar Ruskhan, R.B. Chrismanto (1993) Penelitian kosakata bahasa Arab dalam bahasa Indonesia [Research on Arabic vocabulary in Indonesian]‎[1], Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, →OCLC

Further reading

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Kabyle

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Etymology

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From Proto-Berber *am-an.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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aman m pl (construct plural waman)

  1. water
    Mi akken ay d-yenna aman, nettat tefka-as aman.
    When he said water, she gave him water.

References

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  • Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques: mélanges offerts à Karl-G. Prasse (2000, →ISBN, page 38

Kazakh

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Alternative scripts
Arabic امان
Cyrillic аман
Latin aman

Proper noun

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aman

  1. Latin spelling of аман (aman, “safe”)

Malay

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Etymology

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From Arabic اَمَان (amān, “tranquillity, peacefulness”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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aman (Jawi spelling امان)

  1. peaceful

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Nefusa

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Etymology

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From Proto-Berber *am-an.

Noun

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aman pl

  1. water

References

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  • Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques: mélanges offerts à Karl-G. Prasse (2000, →ISBN, page 38

Nobiin

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Etymology

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From Old Nubian ⲁⲙⲁⲛ- (aman-).

Noun

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aman (ⲁⲙⲁⲛ, امان)

  1. water

Derived terms

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  • Aman dawū (“Nile”, literally “great water”)

References

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  • Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques: mélanges offerts à Karl-G. Prasse (2000, →ISBN, page 38

Northern Kurdish

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Etymology

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From Armenian աման (aman).

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Noun

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aman m (Arabic spelling ئامان)

  1. vessel, container, pot
    Synonyms: derdank, devank
  2. (in the plural) dishes, plates
    Synonym: firax

Declension

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Declension of aman
Definite masculine gender
Case Singular Plural
Nominative aman aman
Construct amanê amanên
Oblique amanî amanan
Demonstrative oblique wî amanî wan amanan
Vocative amano amanino
Indefinite masculine gender
Case Singular Plural
Nominative amanek amanin
Construct amanekî amanine
Oblique amanekî amaninan

References

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “ամալ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 144a
  • Jaba, Auguste, Justi, Ferdinand (1879) “امان”, in Dictionnaire Kurde-Français [Kurdish–French Dictionary], Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences, page 20a
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “aman”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 8
  • Rizgar, Baran (1993) “aman”, in Kurdish–English, English–Kurdish Dictionary, London: M. F. Onen, page 22b

Northern Saharan Berber

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Etymology

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From Proto-Berber *am-an.

Noun

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aman m pl (Mzab, Wargla, Figuig, Gourara)

  1. water

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish امان (amân), from Arabic اَمَان (amān, “tranquillity, peacefulness”).

Interjection

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aman

  1. have mercy!

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish امان (amân), from Arabic اَمَان (amān, “tranquillity, peacefulness”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ǎmaːn/
  • Hyphenation: a‧man

Noun

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àmān m (Cyrillic spelling а̀ма̄н)

  1. pity
  2. mercy
  3. compassion
  4. forgiveness

Declension

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Declension of aman
singular plural
nominative àmān amani
genitive amána amana
dative amanu amanima
accusative aman amane
vocative amane amani
locative amanu amanima
instrumental amanom amanima

Interjection

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àmān (Cyrillic spelling а̀ма̄н)

  1. for goodness' sake! (in amazement)
  2. (when asking for mercy, help or forgiveness):
    1. Be merciful!
    2. Help me!
    3. I'm sorry!
  3. by God, I swear to god! (used to add emphasis, as if swearing an oath)

Quotations

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Siwi

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Etymology

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From Proto-Berber *am-an.

Noun

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amán pl

  1. water

References

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  • Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques: mélanges offerts à Karl-G. Prasse (2000, →ISBN, page 38

Sokna

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Etymology

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From Proto-Berber *am-an.

Noun

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aman m pl

  1. water

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈaman/ [ˈa.mãn]
  • Rhymes: -aman
  • Syllabification: a‧man

Verb

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aman

  1. third-person plural present indicative of amar

Tarifit

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Etymology

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From Proto-Berber *am-an.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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aman pl (Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵎⴰⵏ)

  1. water

Declension

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    Declension of aman
Singular Plural
free state aman —
construct state waman —

References

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  • Jordi Aguadé, Patrice Cressier, Ángeles Vicente, Peuplement et arabisation au Maghreb occidenta (1998)
  • Paul Geuthner, Manuel de berbère marocain: (dialecte rifain) (1926)

Tausug

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Pronunciation

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  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /ʔaman/ [ʔɑˈmãn̪]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: a‧man

Verb

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aman

  1. to boil

Tetum

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Etymology

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From *ama, akin to Nias ama and Tagalog ama.

Noun

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aman

  1. father

Tuareg

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Berber *am-an.

Noun

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aman m pl

  1. water

References

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  • Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques: mélanges offerts à Karl-G. Prasse (2000, →ISBN, page 38

Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish امان (amân), from Arabic أَمَان (ʔamān, “tranquillity, peacefulness”).

Noun

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aman (definite accusative amanı, uncountable)

  1. mercy
  2. quarter

Interjection

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aman!

  1. oh!
  2. please!

Zenaga

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Etymology

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From Proto-Berber *am-an.

Noun

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aman pl

  1. water

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