عمة

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ع م م (ʕ-m-m)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕim.ma/

Noun

عِمَّة • (ʕimma) f (plural عِمَّات (ʕimmāt) or عَمَم (ʕamam))

1. way of putting on the turban
2. (uncommon) turban

   Synonym: عِمَامَة (ʕimāma) (the common term)

Declension

Declension of noun عَمَّة (ʕamma)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَمَّة ʕamma	الْعَمَّة al-ʕamma	عَمَّة ʕammat
Nominative	عَمَّةٌ ʕammatun	الْعَمَّةُ al-ʕammatu	عَمَّةُ ʕammatu
Accusative	عَمَّةً ʕammatan	الْعَمَّةَ al-ʕammata	عَمَّةَ ʕammata
Genitive	عَمَّةٍ ʕammatin	الْعَمَّةِ al-ʕammati	عَمَّةِ ʕammati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَمَّتَيْن ʕammatayn	الْعَمَّتَيْن al-ʕammatayn	عَمَّتَيْ ʕammatay
Nominative	عَمَّتَانِ ʕammatāni	الْعَمَّتَانِ al-ʕammatāni	عَمَّتَا ʕammatā
Accusative	عَمَّتَيْنِ ʕammatayni	الْعَمَّتَيْنِ al-ʕammatayni	عَمَّتَيْ ʕammatay
Genitive	عَمَّتَيْنِ ʕammatayni	الْعَمَّتَيْنِ al-ʕammatayni	عَمَّتَيْ ʕammatay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَمَّات‎; عَمَم ʕammāt‎; ʕamam	الْعَمَّات‎; الْعَمَم al-ʕammāt‎; al-ʕamam	عَمَّات‎; عَمَم ʕammāt‎; ʕamam
Nominative	عَمَّاتٌ‎; عَمَمٌ ʕammātun‎; ʕamamun	الْعَمَّاتُ‎; الْعَمَمُ al-ʕammātu‎; al-ʕamamu	عَمَّاتُ‎; عَمَمُ ʕammātu‎; ʕamamu
Accusative	عَمَّاتٍ‎; عَمَمًا ʕammātin‎; ʕamaman	الْعَمَّاتِ‎; الْعَمَمَ al-ʕammāti‎; al-ʕamama	عَمَّاتِ‎; عَمَمَ ʕammāti‎; ʕamama
Genitive	عَمَّاتٍ‎; عَمَمٍ ʕammātin‎; ʕamamin	الْعَمَّاتِ‎; الْعَمَمِ al-ʕammāti‎; al-ʕamami	عَمَّاتِ‎; عَمَمِ ʕammāti‎; ʕamami

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕam.ma/
  • (Moroccan) IPA^(key): /ʕam.ma/

Noun

عَمَّة • (ʕamma) f (plural عَمَّات (ʕammāt), masculine عَمّ (ʕamm))

1. paternal blood aunt (one's father's sister)
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 4:23:

     حُرِّمَتْ عَلَيْكُمْ أُمَّهَاتُكُمْ وَبَنَاتُكُمْ وَأَخَوَاتُكُمْ وَعَمَّاتُكُمْ […]

     ḥurrimat ʕalaykum ʔummahātukum wa-banātukum wa-ʔaḵawātukum wa-ʕammātukum […]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of noun عَمَّة (ʕamma)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَمَّة ʕamma	الْعَمَّة al-ʕamma	عَمَّة ʕammat
Nominative	عَمَّةٌ ʕammatun	الْعَمَّةُ al-ʕammatu	عَمَّةُ ʕammatu
Accusative	عَمَّةً ʕammatan	الْعَمَّةَ al-ʕammata	عَمَّةَ ʕammata
Genitive	عَمَّةٍ ʕammatin	الْعَمَّةِ al-ʕammati	عَمَّةِ ʕammati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَمَّتَيْن ʕammatayn	الْعَمَّتَيْن al-ʕammatayn	عَمَّتَيْ ʕammatay
Nominative	عَمَّتَانِ ʕammatāni	الْعَمَّتَانِ al-ʕammatāni	عَمَّتَا ʕammatā
Accusative	عَمَّتَيْنِ ʕammatayni	الْعَمَّتَيْنِ al-ʕammatayni	عَمَّتَيْ ʕammatay
Genitive	عَمَّتَيْنِ ʕammatayni	الْعَمَّتَيْنِ al-ʕammatayni	عَمَّتَيْ ʕammatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَمَّات ʕammāt	الْعَمَّات al-ʕammāt	عَمَّات ʕammāt
Nominative	عَمَّاتٌ ʕammātun	الْعَمَّاتُ al-ʕammātu	عَمَّاتُ ʕammātu
Accusative	عَمَّاتٍ ʕammātin	الْعَمَّاتِ al-ʕammāti	عَمَّاتِ ʕammāti
Genitive	عَمَّاتٍ ʕammātin	الْعَمَّاتِ al-ʕammāti	عَمَّاتِ ʕammāti

References

• Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “عمة”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes‎^[1] (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 168
• Freytag, Georg (1833) “عمة”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[2] (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 217
• Lane, Edward William (1863) “عمة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[3], London: Williams & Norgate, page 2149
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “عمة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[4], London: W.H. Allen, page 724
• Wahrmund, Adolf (1887) “عمة”, in Handwörterbuch der neu-arabischen und deutschen Sprache‎^[5] (in German), volume 2, Gießen: J. Ricker’sche Buchhandlung, page 309
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “عمة”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[6] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 876

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ع م م
1 term

Etymology 1

From Arabic عَمَّة (ʕamma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕa.mma/

Noun

عَمَّة • (ʕamma) f (plural عَمَّات (ʕammāt), masculine عَمّ (ʕamm))

1. paternal aunt (father's sister)

Etymology 2

From Arabic عِمَّة (ʕimma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕu.mma/

Noun

عمة • (ʕumma) f (plural عُمَم (ʕumam))

1. turban

   Synonym: عمامة (ʕimāma)

See also

• غبانة (ḡabāna)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع م م
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic عَمَّة (ʕamma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕam.me/, [ˈʕam.me]

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Noun

عمّة • (ʕamme) f (plural عمّات (ʕammāt), masculine عمّ (ʕamm))

1. paternal aunt (father's sister)

   Endearing form: عمتو (ʕamto)

See also

خالة (ḵāle, “maternal aunt”)