аман
See also: яман
Macedonian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آمان (aman), from Arabic اَمَان (amān, “tranquillity, peacefulness”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈaman]
- IPA(key): [aˈman]
Noun
аман • (aman) m
- pity, mercy, compassion, forgiveness
Interjection
аман • (aman)
- by God, for goodness' sake (in amazement, frustration, or asking for mercy)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آمان (aman), from Arabic اَمَان (amān, “tranquillity, peacefulness”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ǎmaːn/
- Hyphenation: а‧ман
Noun
а̀ма̄н m (Latin spelling àmān)
- pity
- mercy
- compassion
- forgiveness
Declension
Declension of аман
singular | plural | |
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nominative | а̀ма̄н | амани |
genitive | ама́на | амана |
dative | аману | аманима |
accusative | аман | амане |
vocative | амане | амани |
locative | аману | аманима |
instrumental | аманом | аманима |
Interjection
а̀ма̄н (Latin spelling àmān)
- 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 of use of this term, see Citations:aman.