imán

See also: iman

Asturian

Noun

imán m (plural imanes)

1. magnet (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism)

Hungarian

Etymology

ima +‎ -n (case suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈimaːn]
• Hyphenation: imán

Noun

imán

1. superessive singular of ima

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈman/ [iˈmãn]

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• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: i‧mán

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish aymant, apocopic form of aymante (“lodestone”), from Old French aïmant (“lodestone”), from Vulgar Latin *adimas, from Latin adamās (“very hard steel; adamant; diamond”), ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀδάμας (adámas), with the same meaning. Reinforced or reintroduced by modern French aimant (“magnet”). Cognate with English diamond. Doublet of diamante.

Noun

imán m (plural imanes)

1. magnet

   Synonym: magneto

2. attraction, charm

   Synonyms: atracción, encanto

Derived terms

• electroimán
• imán de chochetes
• imán de herradura
• imanación
• imanar
• imantar

 

Etymology 2

From Arabic إِمَام (ʔimām, “leader”).

Noun

imán m (plural imanes)

1. (Islam) imam

Derived terms

• imanato

 

Further reading

• “imán”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014