aman
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧man
Verb
aman
- to anticipate
Dongxiang
Etymology
From Proto-Mongolic *aman, see Mongolian ам (am).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈmaŋ/, [ɑˈmɑ̃(ŋ)]
Noun
aman
- mouth
- brim, edge
Esperanto
Adjective
aman
- accusative singular of ama
Fogaha
Etymology
From Proto-Berber *am-an.
Noun
aman m pl
- water
References
- Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques: mélanges offerts à Karl-G. Prasse (2000, →ISBN, page 38
Galician
Verb
aman
- third-person plural present indicative of amar
Ghadames
Etymology
From Proto-Berber *am-an.
Noun
aman pl
- water
References
- Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques: mélanges offerts à Karl-G. Prasse (2000, →ISBN, page 38
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay aman, from Classical Malay امان (aman), from Arabic أَمَان (ʾamān, “tranquillity, peacefulness”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.man/
- Rhymes: -aman, -man, -an, -n
- Hyphenation: aman
Adjective
aman
- safe
Derived terms
- diamankan
- diperaman
- keamanan
- memperaman
- mengamankan
- pengaman
- pengamanan
- seaman
- teraman
- teramankan
References
- Erwina Burhanuddin; Abdul Gaffar Ruskhan; R.B. Chrismanto (1993) Penelitian kosakata bahasa Arab dalam bahasa Indonesia [Research on Arabic vocabulary in Indonesian], Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, OCLC 29420936
Further reading
- “aman” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Kabyle
Etymology
From Proto-Berber *am-an.
Noun
aman m pl (construct plural waman)
- water
- Mi akken ay d-yenna aman, nettat tefka-as aman.
- When he said water, she gave him water.
References
- Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques: mélanges offerts à Karl-G. Prasse (2000, →ISBN, page 38
Malay
Etymology
From Arabic اَمَان (amān, “tranquillity, peacefulness”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aman/
- Rhymes: -aman, -man, -an
Adjective
aman (Jawi spelling امان)
- peaceful
Further reading
- “aman” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Nefusa
Etymology
From Proto-Berber *am-an.
Noun
aman pl
- water
References
- Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques: mélanges offerts à Karl-G. Prasse (2000, →ISBN, page 38
Nobiin
Etymology
From Old Nubian ⲁⲙⲁⲛ-.
Noun
aman (ⲁⲙⲁⲛ, امان)
- water
Derived terms
- Aman dawū ("great water", Nile)
References
- Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques: mélanges offerts à Karl-G. Prasse (2000, →ISBN, page 38
Northern Kurdish
Etymology
From Armenian աման (aman).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑːˈmɑːn/
Noun
aman m (Arabic spelling ئامان)
- vessel, container, pot
- Synonym: derdan
- (in the plural) dishes, plates
- Synonym: derdan
Declension
Definite masculine gender | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Case | Singular | Plural | ||
Nominative | aman | aman | ||
Construct | amanê | amanên | ||
Oblique | amanî | amanan | ||
Demonstrative oblique | wî amanî | wan amanan | ||
Vocative | amano | amanino | ||
Indefinite masculine gender | ||||
Case | Singular | Plural | ||
Nominative | amanek | amanin | ||
Construct | amanekî | amanine | ||
Oblique | amanekî | amaninan |
References
- Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “aman”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 8
- Jaba, Auguste; Justi, Ferdinand (1879), “اوان”, in Dictionnaire Kurde-Français [Kurdish–French Dictionary], Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences, page 20a
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971), “աման”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume I, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 144a
- Rizgar, Baran (1993), “aman”, in Kurdish–English, English–Kurdish Dictionary, London: M. F. Onen, page 22b
Northern Saharan Berber
Etymology
From Proto-Berber *am-an.
Noun
aman m pl (Mzab, Wargla, Figuig, Gourara)
- water
References
- S. Biarnay, Etude sur le dialecte berbère de Ouargla, Ernest Leroux, Paris, 1908, page 170
- Maarten Kossmann, Grammaire du parler berbère de Figuig (Maroc oriental) (1997), page 265
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish امان (amân), from Arabic اَمَان (amān, “tranquillity, peacefulness”).
Interjection
aman
- have mercy!
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish امان (amân), from Arabic اَمَان (amān, “tranquillity, peacefulness”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ǎmaːn/
- Hyphenation: a‧man
Noun
àmān m (Cyrillic spelling а̀ма̄н)
- pity
- mercy
- compassion
- forgiveness
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | àmān | amani |
genitive | amána | amana |
dative | amanu | amanima |
accusative | aman | amane |
vocative | amane | amani |
locative | amanu | amanima |
instrumental | amanom | amanima |
Interjection
àmān (Cyrillic spelling а̀ма̄н)
- for goodness' sake! (in amazement)
- (when asking for mercy, help or forgiveness):
- Be merciful!
- Help me!
- I'm sorry!
- by God, I swear to god! (used to add emphasis, as if swearing an oath)
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:aman.
Siwi
Etymology
From Proto-Berber *am-an.
Noun
amán pl
- water
References
- Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques: mélanges offerts à Karl-G. Prasse (2000, →ISBN, page 38
Sokna
Etymology
From Proto-Berber *am-an.
Noun
aman m pl
- water
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaman/ [ˈa.mãn]
- Rhymes: -aman
- Syllabification: a‧man
Verb
aman
- third-person plural present indicative of amar
Tarifit
Etymology
From Proto-Berber *am-an.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /æmæn/
Noun
aman pl (Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵎⴰⵏ)
- water
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
free state | aman | — |
construct state | waman | — |
References
- Jordi Aguadé, Patrice Cressier, Ángeles Vicente, Peuplement et arabisation au Maghreb occidenta (1998)
- Paul Geuthner, Manuel de berbère marocain: (dialecte rifain) (1926)
Tausug
Verb
aman
- to boil
Tetum
Etymology
From *ama, akin to Nias ama and Tagalog ama.
Noun
aman
- father
Tuareg
Alternative forms
- Niger: âman
- Tifinagh: ⵎⵏ
- Arabic: امن
Etymology
From Proto-Berber *am-an.
Noun
aman m pl
- water
References
- Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques: mélanges offerts à Karl-G. Prasse (2000, →ISBN, page 38
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish امان (amân), from Arabic اَمَان (amān, “tranquillity, peacefulness”).
Noun
aman (definite accusative amanı, uncountable)
- mercy
- quarter
Interjection
aman!
- oh!
Zenaga
Etymology
From Proto-Berber *am-an.
Noun
aman pl
- water
References
- Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques: mélanges offerts à Karl-G. Prasse (2000, →ISBN, page 38
- Général Léon Faidherbe, Le Zénaga des tribus sénégalaises (1877), page 43