aman
Albanian edit
Etymology edit
Usually vocative, poetic. Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish امان (amân), from Arabic اَمَان (amān, “tranquillity, peacefulness”).
Interjection edit
aman
Azerbaijani edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic أَمَان (ʔamān).
Noun edit
aman (definite accusative amanı, plural amanlar)
- mercy
- (archaic) peace, safety (absence of danger or violence), security
- Synonyms: əmin-amanlıq, əmniyyət, təhlükəsizlik, dinclik
- (archaic) permissible delay, postponement, (granted) possibility to do something
- (archaic) strength, energy
Declension edit
Declension of aman | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | aman |
amanlar | ||||||
definite accusative | amanı |
amanları | ||||||
dative | amana |
amanlara | ||||||
locative | amanda |
amanlarda | ||||||
ablative | amandan |
amanlardan | ||||||
definite genitive | amanın |
amanların |
Derived terms edit
Interjection edit
aman
Further reading edit
- “aman” in Obastan.com.
Cebuano edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: a‧man
Verb edit
aman
- to anticipate
Dongxiang edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Mongolic *aman, see Mongolian ам (am).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
aman
Esperanto edit
Adjective edit
aman
- accusative singular of ama
Fogaha edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Berber *am-an.
Noun edit
aman m pl
References edit
- Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques: mélanges offerts à Karl-G. Prasse (2000, →ISBN, page 38
Galician edit
Verb edit
aman
Ghadames edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Berber *am-an.
Noun edit
aman pl
References edit
- Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques: mélanges offerts à Karl-G. Prasse (2000, →ISBN, page 38
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay aman, from Classical Malay امان (aman), from Arabic أَمَان (ʔamān, “tranquillity, peacefulness”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
aman
Derived terms edit
References edit
Further reading edit
- “aman” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Kabyle edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Berber *am-an.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
aman m pl (construct plural waman)
- water
- Mi akken ay d-yenna aman, nettat tefka-as aman.
- When he said water, she gave him water.
References edit
- Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques: mélanges offerts à Karl-G. Prasse (2000, →ISBN, page 38
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic اَمَان (amān, “tranquillity, peacefulness”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
aman (Jawi spelling امان)
Further reading edit
- “aman” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Nefusa edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Berber *am-an.
Noun edit
aman pl
References edit
- Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques: mélanges offerts à Karl-G. Prasse (2000, →ISBN, page 38
Nobiin edit
Etymology edit
From Old Nubian ⲁⲙⲁⲛ- (aman-).
Noun edit
aman (ⲁⲙⲁⲛ, امان)
Derived terms edit
- Aman dawū (“Nile”, literally “great water”)
References edit
- Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques: mélanges offerts à Karl-G. Prasse (2000, →ISBN, page 38
Northern Kurdish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
aman m (Arabic spelling ئامان)
Declension edit
Definite masculine gender | ||||
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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 edit
- 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 edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Berber *am-an.
Noun edit
aman m pl (Mzab, Wargla, Figuig, Gourara)
References edit
- S. Biarnay, Etude sur le dialecte berbère de Ouargla, Ernest Leroux, Paris, 1908, page 170
- Maarten Kossmann, Grammaire du parler berbère de Figuig (Maroc oriental) (1997), page 265
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish امان (amân), from Arabic اَمَان (amān, “tranquillity, peacefulness”).
Interjection edit
aman
- have mercy!
Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish امان (amân), from Arabic اَمَان (amān, “tranquillity, peacefulness”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
àmān m (Cyrillic spelling а̀ма̄н)
Declension edit
Interjection edit
àmān (Cyrillic spelling а̀ма̄н)
- for goodness' sake! (in amazement)
- (when asking for mercy, help or forgiveness):
- Be merciful!
- Help me!
- I'm sorry!
- by God, I swear to god! (used to add emphasis, as if swearing an oath)
Quotations edit
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:aman.
Siwi edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Berber *am-an.
Noun edit
amán pl
References edit
- Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques: mélanges offerts à Karl-G. Prasse (2000, →ISBN, page 38
Sokna edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Berber *am-an.
Noun edit
aman m pl
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
aman
Tarifit edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Berber *am-an.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
aman pl (Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵎⴰⵏ)
Declension edit
Singular | Plural | |
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Free state | aman | — |
Construct state | waman | — |
References edit
- Jordi Aguadé, Patrice Cressier, Ángeles Vicente, Peuplement et arabisation au Maghreb occidenta (1998)
- Paul Geuthner, Manuel de berbère marocain: (dialecte rifain) (1926)
Tausug edit
Verb edit
aman
- to boil
Tetum edit
Etymology edit
From *ama, akin to Nias ama and Tagalog ama.
Noun edit
aman
Tuareg edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Berber *am-an.
Noun edit
aman m pl
References edit
- Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques: mélanges offerts à Karl-G. Prasse (2000, →ISBN, page 38
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish امان (amân), from Arabic أَمَان (ʔamān, “tranquillity, peacefulness”).
Noun edit
aman (definite accusative amanı, uncountable)
Interjection edit
aman!
Zenaga edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Berber *am-an.
Noun edit
aman pl
References edit
- Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques: mélanges offerts à Karl-G. Prasse (2000, →ISBN, page 38
- Général Léon Faidherbe, Le Zénaga des tribus sénégalaises (1877), page 43