аман
See also: яман and Appendix:Variations of "aman"
Bulgarian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic اَمَان (amān, “tranquillity, peacefulness”).
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
ама́н • (amán)
Even edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Tungusic *amin, compare Evenki амин (amin), Manchu ᠠᠮᠠ (ama).
Noun edit
аман (aman)
Macedonian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آمان (aman), from Arabic اَمَان (amān, “tranquillity, peacefulness”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
аман • (aman) m
Interjection edit
аман • (aman)
- by God, for goodness' sake (in amazement, frustration, or asking for mercy)
Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آمان (aman), from Arabic اَمَان (amān, “tranquillity, peacefulness”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
а̀ма̄н m (Latin spelling àmān)
Declension edit
Declension of аман
Interjection edit
а̀ма̄н (Latin spelling àmān)
- 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.