عمه

See also: عمة

Arabic

Root
ع م ه (ʕ m h)
1 term

Verb

عَمِهَ • (ʕamiha) I (non-past يَعْمَهُ (yaʕmahu), verbal noun عَمَه (ʕamah))

1. to wander blindly

Conjugation

Conjugation of عَمِهَ (I, sound, i ~ a, impersonal passive (?), verbal noun عَمَه)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						عَمَه ʕamah
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						أَعْمَه, عَمِه ʔaʕmah, ʕamih
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَعْمُوه maʕmūh
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	عَمِهْتُ ʕamihtu	عَمِهْتَ ʕamihta	عَمِهَ ʕamiha		عَمِهْتُمَا ʕamihtumā	عَمِهَا ʕamihā		عَمِهْنَا ʕamihnā	عَمِهْتُمْ ʕamihtum	عَمِهُوا ʕamihū
	f		عَمِهْتِ ʕamihti	عَمِهَتْ ʕamihat			عَمِهَتَا ʕamihatā			عَمِهْتُنَّ ʕamihtunna	عَمِهْنَ ʕamihna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَعْمَهُ ʔaʕmahu	تَعْمَهُ taʕmahu	يَعْمَهُ yaʕmahu		تَعْمَهَانِ taʕmahāni	يَعْمَهَانِ yaʕmahāni		نَعْمَهُ naʕmahu	تَعْمَهُونَ taʕmahūna	يَعْمَهُونَ yaʕmahūna
	f		تَعْمَهِينَ taʕmahīna	تَعْمَهُ taʕmahu			تَعْمَهَانِ taʕmahāni			تَعْمَهْنَ taʕmahna	يَعْمَهْنَ yaʕmahna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَعْمَهَ ʔaʕmaha	تَعْمَهَ taʕmaha	يَعْمَهَ yaʕmaha		تَعْمَهَا taʕmahā	يَعْمَهَا yaʕmahā		نَعْمَهَ naʕmaha	تَعْمَهُوا taʕmahū	يَعْمَهُوا yaʕmahū
	f		تَعْمَهِي taʕmahī	تَعْمَهَ taʕmaha			تَعْمَهَا taʕmahā			تَعْمَهْنَ taʕmahna	يَعْمَهْنَ yaʕmahna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَعْمَهْ ʔaʕmah	تَعْمَهْ taʕmah	يَعْمَهْ yaʕmah		تَعْمَهَا taʕmahā	يَعْمَهَا yaʕmahā		نَعْمَهْ naʕmah	تَعْمَهُوا taʕmahū	يَعْمَهُوا yaʕmahū
	f		تَعْمَهِي taʕmahī	تَعْمَهْ taʕmah			تَعْمَهَا taʕmahā			تَعْمَهْنَ taʕmahna	يَعْمَهْنَ yaʕmahna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِعْمَهْ iʕmah			اِعْمَهَا iʕmahā				اِعْمَهُوا iʕmahū
	f		اِعْمَهِي iʕmahī							اِعْمَهْنَ iʕmahna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	عُمِهَ ʕumiha		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُعْمَهُ yuʕmahu		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُعْمَهَ yuʕmaha		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُعْمَهْ yuʕmah		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

Noun

عَمَه • (ʕamah) m

1. verbal noun of عَمِهَ (ʕamiha) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun عَمَه (ʕamah)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	عَمَه ʕamah	الْعَمَه al-ʕamah	عَمَه ʕamah
nominative	عَمَهٌ ʕamahun	الْعَمَهُ al-ʕamahu	عَمَهُ ʕamahu
accusative	عَمَهًا ʕamahan	الْعَمَهَ al-ʕamaha	عَمَهَ ʕamaha
genitive	عَمَهٍ ʕamahin	الْعَمَهِ al-ʕamahi	عَمَهِ ʕamahi

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَمَّة (ʕamma).

Pronunciation

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

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäm.mǽ]

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

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæm.mé]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäm.mǽ]

Readings
Classical reading?	amma
Dari reading?	amma
Iranian reading?	amme
Tajik reading?	amma

Noun

Dari	عمه
Iranian Persian
Tajik	амма

عمه • ('amme) (plural عمه‌ها)

1. paternal aunt

   Coordinate term: خاله (xâle)

Inflection

Basic forms of عمه

	singular	plural
bare	عمه ('ammé)	عمه‌ها، عمه‌ا△ ('amme-hấ, 'ammeấ△)
definitive direct object	عمه را، عمه رو△ ('ammé râ, 'ammá ro△)	عمه‌ها را، عمه‌ا رو△ ('amme-hấ râ, 'ammeấ ro△)
ezâfe	عمهٔ ('ammé-ye)	عمه‌های، عمه‌ای△ ('amme-hấ-ye, 'ammeấ-ye△)
marked indefinite or relative definite	عمه‌ای ('ammé-i)	عمه‌هایی، عمه‌ایی△ ('amme-hấ-yi, 'ammeấ-yi△)

^△ Colloquial.

Possessive forms of عمه

	singular	plural
1st person singular (“my”)	عمه‌ام، عمم△ ('ammé-am, 'ammám△)	عمه‌هایم، عمه‌هام△ ('amme-hấyam, 'ammeấm△)
2nd person singular (“your”)	عمه‌ات، عمت△ ('ammé-at, 'ammát△)	عمه‌هایت، عمه‌هات△ ('amme-hấyat, 'ammeất△)
3rd person singular (“his, her, its”)	عمه‌اش، عمش△ ('ammé-aš, 'ammáš△)	عمه‌هایش، عمه‌هاش△ ('amme-hấyaš, 'ammeấš△)
1st person plural (“our”)	عمه‌مان، عمه‌مون، عممون△ ('ammé-(y)emân, 'ammámun△)	عمه‌هایمان، عمه‌هامون△ ('amme-hấyemân, 'ammeấmun△)
2nd person plural (“your”)	عمه‌تان، عمه‌تون، عمتون△ ('ammé-(y)etân, 'ammátun△)	عمه‌هایتان، عمه‌هاتون△ ('amme-hấyetân, 'ammeấtun△)
3rd person plural (“their”)	عمه‌شان، عمه‌شون، عمشون△ ('ammé-(y)ešân, 'ammášun△)	عمه‌هایشان، عمه‌هاشون△ ('amme-hấyešân, 'ammeấšun△)

^△ Colloquial.

Descendants

• → Khalaj: ammə

See also

Iranian Persian dialectal kinship terms

واژِگانِ لَهْجِه‌هایِ فارْسیِ ایرانی بَرایِ خویشاوَنْدانِ نَسَبی vâžegân-e lahje-hâ-ye fârsi-ye irâni barâ-ye xišâvandân-e nasabi Iranian Persian dialectal kinship terms
Family member	Standard Iranian Persian	Tehrani dialect	Abadani dialect	Kashani dialect	Shirazi dialect
mother	مادر (mâdar)	مامان (mâmân)	ننه (nene)		مامو (mâmo)
grandmother	مادربزرگ (mâdar-bozorg)	مامان‌بزرگ (mâmân-bozorg) مامان‌جون (mâmân-jun) (more childish)	بی‌بی (bi-bi)	ماجون (mâjun)	بی‌بی (bi-bi)
father	پدر (pedar)	بابا (bâbâ)	دده (dede)	بابا (bâbâ)	بابو (bâbo)
grandfather	پدربزرگ (pedar-bozorg)	بابابزرگ (bâbâbozorg) باباجون (bâbâjun) (more childish)			بو‌بزرگ (bovobozorg) آقوبزرگ (âġobozorg)
sister	خواهر (xâhar)	آبجی (âbji)	دده (dade)	—	آباجی (âbâji)
older sister	خواهربزرگ (xâhar-bozorg)	آق‌‌باجی (âġ-bâji)	—	باجی (bâji)	شاباجی (šâbâji)
brother	برادر (barâdar)	داداش (dâdâš)	کا (kâ)	وردار (vardâr)	کاکو (kâko) داچی (dâčči) (younger brother)
older brother	برادربزرگ (barâdar-bozorg)	—			آکاکو (âkâko)
maternal aunt (mother's sister)	خاله (xâle)
maternal uncle (mother's brother)	دایی (dâyi)		خالو (xâlu)	—	دئی (do'i) خان‌دوی (xân-doy) (more respectful)
paternal aunt (father's sister)	عمه (amme)
paternal uncle (father's brother)	عمو (amu)		آمو, عامو (âmu)	—	آمو, عامو (âmu)

1. When referring to older family members, both بزرگ (bozorg) and کلان (kalân) are correct, but the former is more common in Iran.

Dari Persian dialectal kinship terms

Family member	Standard Dari	Kabuli dialect	Hazaragi dialect
mother	مادر (mādar)	ننه (nana)	آبه (āba)
grandmother	مادرکلان (mādar-kalān)	بی‌بی (bī-bī)	آجه (āja), بی‌بی (bī-bī)
father	پدر (padar)	بابا (bābā)	آته (āta)
grandfather	پدرکلان (padar-kalān)	آغا (āġā)	بابا (bābā)
sister	خواهر (xāhar)	خوار (xwār, xār)
older sister	خواهرکلان (xāhar-kalān)	—	آغا (āġā), باجی (bājī)
brother	برادر (barādar)	بیادر (biyādar)	برار (birār)
older brother	برادرکلان (barādar-kalān)	لالا (lālā)
maternal aunt (mother's sister)	خاله (xāla)
maternal uncle (mother's brother)	ماما (māmā)		ماما (māmā), تغایی (taġāyī)
paternal aunt (father's sister)	عمه (amma)
paternal uncle (father's brother)	کاکا (kākā)

1. When referring to older family members, both بزرگ (buzurg) and کلان (kalān) are correct, but the latter is more common in Afghanistan.
2. In many dialects, cases of word final ـا (-ā) may be shortened to ـه (-a).
3. In many dialects, all family names ending in ـه (-a) may have an epenthetic ـی (-y) added, e.g. عمه (amma) -> عمی (ammay) (unrelated to ezafe).