عمان

Arabic

Etymology 1

Disputed etymology with most connecting it back to عُمَانَة (ʕumāna) considered a by-name of the city صُحَار (ṣuḥār), the most prevalent city-state at the time the name became associated with the region as a whole. Considered derived from the root ع م ن (ʕ-m-n) meaning, "to settle or remain", "to dwell", "a place where one enters and chooses to stay", "to be abiding or a lasting settlement", "a plain or easy country".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕu.maːn/

Proper noun

عُمَان • (ʕumān) f

1. Oman (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

Declension

Declension of noun عُمَان (ʕumān)

Singular	basic singular diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	عُمَان ʕumān	—
Nominative	—	عُمَانُ ʕumānu	—
Accusative	—	عُمَانَ ʕumāna	—
Genitive	—	عُمَانَ ʕumāna	—

Derived terms

• عُمَانِيّ (ʕumāniyy)

Descendants

• → Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܥܘܼܡܵܢ (ˁūmān)
• ⇒ Japanese: オマーン (Omān)
• → Persian: عمان ('omân)
• → Punjabi: عُمان (ʻumān)
• → Sindhi: عمان
• → Urdu: عُمان ('umān)

Etymology 2

Generally connected to the root ع م م (ʕ-m-m) dealing with the concepts of "kinsmen or people", "father's brother", "to be distantly related, an extended tribe", "a very large company", "a tribe, multitude, or great band"; attested as far back as Akkadian 𒌷𒄠𒈠𒈾 (Ammān, “City of Ammān”) likely deriving from a local power's endonym.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕam.maːn/

Proper noun

عَمَّان • (ʕammān) f

1. Amman (the capital city of Jordan)
2. Amman (a governorate of Jordan)

Declension

Declension of noun عَمَّان (ʕammān)

Singular	basic singular diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	عَمَّان ʕammān	—
Nominative	—	عَمَّانُ ʕammānu	—
Accusative	—	عَمَّانَ ʕammāna	—
Genitive	—	عَمَّانَ ʕammāna	—

Derived terms

• عَمَّانِيّ (ʕammāniyy)

Descendants

• → Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܥܲܡܵܐܢ (ˁammān)
• → Persian: عمان ('ammân)
• → Punjabi: عَمّان (ʻammān)
• → Sindhi: عمان
• → Urdu: عَمّان ('ammān)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “عمان”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 3

Noun

عَمَّانِ • (ʕammāni) m du

1. nominative dual of عَمّ (ʕamm)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَمَّان (ʕAmmān), from a local name attested as far back as Akkadian 𒌷𒄠𒈠𒈾 (Ammān, “City of Ammān”).

Proper noun

عمان • (Aman)

1. Amman (the capital of Jordan)

Descendants

• Turkish: Amman

Further reading

• Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Amman”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎^[1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 38

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic عُمَان (ʕumān).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔu.ˈmɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔʊ.mɑ́ːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔʊ.mɑ́ːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔʊ.mɑ́ːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔu.mɔ́ːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔo.mɒ́ːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔu.mɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading?	umān
Dari reading?	umān
Iranian reading?	omân
Tajik reading?	umon

Proper noun

Dari	عمان
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Умон

عمان • ('omân)

1. Oman (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

Derived terms

• عمانی ('omâni)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic عَمَّان (ʕammān).

Alternative forms

• امان (ammân)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔam.ˈmɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäm.mɑ́ːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäm.mɑ́ːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäm.mɑ́ːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäm.mɔ́ːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæm.mɒ́ːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäm.mɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading?	ammān
Dari reading?	ammān
Iranian reading?	ammân
Tajik reading?	ammon

Proper noun

Dari	عمان
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Аммон

عمان • ('ammân)

1. Amman (the capital city of Jordan)

Punjabi

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic عُمَان (ʕumān).

Proper noun

عُمان • (ʻumān) ? (Gurmukhi spelling ਉਮਾਨ)

1. Oman (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic عَمَّان (ʕammān).

Proper noun

عَمّان • (ʻammān) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਅੱਮਾਨ)

1. Amman (the capital city of Jordan)

Sindhi

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic عُمَان (ʕumān).

Proper noun

عمان • (transliteration needed)

1. Oman (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic عَمَّان (ʕammān).

Proper noun

عمان • (transliteration needed)

1. Amman (the capital city of Jordan)

South Levantine Arabic

Picture dictionary

عمان

الأردن

عمّان

إربد

الزرقا

رصيفة

وادي السير

سحاب

الرمثا

صويلح

مفرق

مادبا

السلط

جرش

عجلون

بلاد الشام

بلاد الشام

الأردن

الأردن

Etymology 1

From Arabic عَمَّان (ʕammān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕam.maːn/, [ʕamˈmæːn]

• Audio (Ramallah):

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Proper noun

عمّان • (ʕammān) f

1. Amman (the capital city of Jordan)

Etymology 2

Proper noun

عمان • (ʕumān) f

1. Oman (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

Urdu

Etymology 1

Picture dictionary

عمان

ترکی

قبرص

لبنان

شام

فلسطین

اسرائیل

اُردن

مصر

کردستان

عراق

کویت

ایران

سعودی
عرب

بحرین

قطر

متحدہ عرب امارات

عمان

یمن

شام

شام

اسرائیل

اسرائیل

گلیل

گلیل

ہندوستان

ہندوستان

Borrowed from Arabic عُمَان (ʕumān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.mɑːn/
• Rhymes: -ɑːn

Proper noun

عُمان • ('umān) m (Hindi spelling ओमान)

1. Oman (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

See also

• (Middle East) مَشْرِقِ وُسْطیٰ (maśriq-i vustā); سَعُودی عَرَب (sa'ūdī 'arab), مِصْر (misr) عِراق ('irāq), اِیران (īrān), اُرْدُن (urdun), شام (śām), تُرْکِیَہ (turkiya), قِبْرِص (qibris) فِلِسْطِین (filistīn) اِسْرائِیل (isrāīl) لِبْنان (libnān) یَمَن (yaman) عُمان ('umān) مُتَّحِدَہ عَرَب اِمارات (muttahida 'arab imārāt) قَطَر (qatar) بَحْرِین (bahrīn) کُوَیت (kuvait) ^{(Category: ur:Middle East)}

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic عَمَّان (ʕammān).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /əm.mɑːn/
• Rhymes: -ɑːn

Proper noun

عَمّان • ('ammān) m (Hindi spelling अम्मान)

1. Amman (the capital city of Jordan)