عموما

Arabic

Etymology

Adverbial accusative of عُمُوم‎ (ʕumūm, “generality”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕu.muː.man/

Adverb

عُمُومًا • (ʕumūman)

1. generally

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: ümumən
• → Persian: عموما‎ ('omuman)
  • → Urdu: عموما‎ (ʿumūmán)
• → Uzbek: umuman

Persian

Alternative forms

• عمومن‎ ('omuman) (nonstandard)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عُمُومًا‎ (ʕumūman). By surface analysis, عموم‎ ('omum) +‎ ـاً‎ (-an).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /umuːman/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /ʊmuːman/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /omuːmæn/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /umuman/

Adverb

عُمُوماً • (omuman)

1. generally, usually

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian عموما‎ ('umūman), from Arabic عُمُومًا‎ (ʕumūman, “generally”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ʊ.muː.mən/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ə.muː.mən/
• Rhymes: -ən

Adverb

عُمُوماً • (ʿumūmán) (Hindi spelling उमूमन)

1. generally, usually

   Synonym: عام طور پر‎ (’ām tor par)

References

• “عموما”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “عموما”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.