imán
See also: iman
Asturian
Noun
imán m (plural imanes)
- magnet (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism)
Hungarian
Etymology
ima + -n (case suffix)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈimaːn]
- Hyphenation: imán
Noun
imán
- superessive singular of ima
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iˈman/ [iˈmãn]
- Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: i‧mán
Etymology 1
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)
- magnet
- Synonym: magneto
- attraction, charm
Derived terms
- electroimán
- imanación
- imanar
- imán de chochetes
- imán de herradura
- imantar
Etymology 2
From Arabic إِمَام (ʾimām, “leader”).
Noun
imán m (plural imanes)
- (Islam) imam
Derived terms
- imanato
Further reading
- “imán”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014