batman
English
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Etymology 1
From bat (“packsaddle”) + man. The element bat is from French bât, from Old French bast,[1] from Late Latin bastum, possibly from Ancient Greek βαστάζειν (bastázein, “to bear, carry, lift”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbæt.mən/
Audio (AU) (file) - Hyphenation: bat‧man
Noun
batman (plural batmen)
- (military) A servant or valet to a military officer.
- Synonym: orderly
- 1932, John Galsworthy, chapter III, in Flowering Wilderness […], London: William Heinemann, OCLC 186357, page 19:
- [A]s a rule the chambers were occupied only by Stack, who had been Wilfrid's batman in the war, and had for him one of those sphinx-like habits which wear better than expressed devotions.
- (by extension, informal) A personal assistant or supporter.
- 2008, Darren Smith, Fade, →ISBN, page 278:
- He became my retainer, my batman, the solution to my ever-growing need for an extra pair of hands.
- 2012, Jeffery Hayton, Just One More Time, →ISBN, page 78:
- Thank you to a special Carer, Thank you for being my nurse, My housemaid, and my cook, My batman and my chauffeur, And my eyes when I forget to look!
- 2014, Andrew S Cowan, Estate Life, →ISBN, page 186:
- The Quease, as you will have read, thought this a huge cheek and, as is ever the case with her, was not slow to point it out. She further accused me of treating him as my batman.
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Translations
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Verb
batman (third-person singular simple present batmans, present participle batmanning, simple past and past participle batmanned)
- To act as a batman, wait on an officer.
- 1985, Chris Vokes, John Philip Maclean, Vokes, my story, page 98:
- Batmanning was voluntary. McPherson was a bit incensed about the loss of his batman, but he made do with somebody else.
- 2000, Baylor Wetzel, Winter Project, →ISBN, page 96:
- OK, I batmanned. Give me an Xterm.
- 2014, Andris Bear, Lust:
- Yes, well, had I known you were having a row with the loo, I would have batmanned the other direction.
- 2017, Clare Makepeace, Captives of War, →ISBN:
- The preservation of the batmanning system in captivity was established through an Anglo-German agreement of 1918, which had allowed one orderly to be allocated to a group of seven imprisoned captains, one to a group of four field officers and one to each general.
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See also
- batter
- batty man
Etymology 2
From Ottoman Turkish بطمان (batman). Cognate with Chagatai [script needed] (bātmān).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /batˈman/
- Rhymes: -an
- Hyphenation: bat‧man
Noun
batman (plural batmans)
- (Turkish units of measure) A unit of weight established in 1931 equal to 10 kg.
- (historical units of measure) A Turkish unit of weight varying by location, time, and item from 2–8 okas (about 2.5–10 kg).
- 1583 July 20, J. Newbery, letter in Richard Hakluyt's The Principall Navigations, Voiages, and Discoveries of the English Nation, p. 209:
- Euery bateman [in Bagdad] maketh 7. pound and 5. ounces English waight.
- 1614, Samuel Purchas, Purchas His Pilgrimage, p. 544:
- A Batman is fiue and fiftie pound weight English.
- 1753, G. Thompson & al. in Jonas Hanway's Historical Account of the British Trade over the Caspian Sea, Vol. I, p. 351:
- Their weights [in Khiva] are the great batman equal to 18 lb. russian, and the lesser batman 9¼.
- 1819, Abraham Rees, The Cyclopaedia, Vol. XXX, s.v. "Rottolo":
- At Smyrna, the cantaro, or kintal, contains 45 okes, or 100 rottoli. The batman is 6 okes, or 2400 drachms; and the oke is 400 drachms, and the rottolo = 180 drachms. The cantaro of 45 okes weighs 123 lbs. 4 oz. avoirdupois; and, therefore, the oke is = 2 lbs. 11 oz. 13 drs. avoirdupois.
- 1900, William B. Dick, Encyclopedia of Practical Receipts and Processes, p. 530:
- 6107. Turkish Weights. The Turkish Chequi is 11⅓ ounces avoirdupois...
1 Batman = 6 Okas
1 Oka = 4 Chequi
- 6107. Turkish Weights. The Turkish Chequi is 11⅓ ounces avoirdupois...
- 1583 July 20, J. Newbery, letter in Richard Hakluyt's The Principall Navigations, Voiages, and Discoveries of the English Nation, p. 209:
Synonyms
- man (من) (Persian contexts); maund (Indian contexts)
Meronyms
- (subdivisions): dirhem or dram; cheki; rottol or rotl; oka
- (superdivisions): kantar or quintal; cheki
Translations
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References
- “batman”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Further reading
- "batman" in the Ottoman Turkish Dictionary
- "batman, n.1", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Etymology 3
In reference to the superhero Batman.
Verb
batman (third-person singular simple present batmans, present participle batmanning, simple past and past participle batmanned)
- (slang, mountaineering) To climb up or down a rope free hand (i.e. as Batman does).
- 1993, Steve Roper, Allen Steck, The Best of Ascent: Twenty-Five Years of the Mountaineering Experience:
- At 16,200 feet I batmanned madly down the fixed ropes, stopping constantly to catch my breath, not sure how much longer I could continue.
- 2005, Alan Hobson & Jamie Clarke, Above All Else: The Everest Dream, →ISBN, page 53:
- Instead, they batmanned effortlessly hand-over-hand up the rope like kids pulling in perch.
- 2006, Alpinist - Issue 18; Issue 20, page 36:
- The Germans had left fixed ropes in place, which the Brits unashamedly batmanned up to reach the summit ridge.
- 2011, Kerry Burns, Cameron Burns, Climb: Tales of Man Versus Boulder, Crag, Wall, and Peak, →ISBN, page 96:
- So without hesitation I “batmanned” the rope, freed it, and we continued.
- 2018, Nate Fitch, Ron Funderburke, Climbing: From First-Timer to Gym Climber, →ISBN:
- When climbers fall they will usually want to return to their high point to resume climbing, and that will either involve batmanning or boinking.
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Anagrams
- Bantam, bantam
Azerbaijani
Etymology
Cognate with Turkish batman.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
batman (definite accusative batmanı, plural batmanlar)
- (historical) A unit of weight corresponding to 20 girvənkə (“pounds”).
Declension
Declension of batman | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | batman | batmanlar | ||||||
definite accusative | batmanı | batmanları | ||||||
dative | batmana | batmanlara | ||||||
locative | batmanda | batmanlarda | ||||||
ablative | batmandan | batmanlardan | ||||||
definite genitive | batmanın | batmanların |
Possessive forms of batman | ||||||||
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nominative | ||||||||
singular | plural | |||||||
mənim (“my”) | batmanım | batmanlarım | ||||||
sənin (“your”) | batmanın | batmanların | ||||||
onun (“his/her/its”) | batmanı | batmanları | ||||||
bizim (“our”) | batmanımız | batmanlarımız | ||||||
sizin (“your”) | batmanınız | batmanlarınız | ||||||
onların (“their”) | batmanı or batmanları | batmanları | ||||||
accusative | ||||||||
singular | plural | |||||||
mənim (“my”) | batmanımı | batmanlarımı | ||||||
sənin (“your”) | batmanını | batmanlarını | ||||||
onun (“his/her/its”) | batmanını | batmanlarını | ||||||
bizim (“our”) | batmanımızı | batmanlarımızı | ||||||
sizin (“your”) | batmanınızı | batmanlarınızı | ||||||
onların (“their”) | batmanını or batmanlarını | batmanlarını | ||||||
dative | ||||||||
singular | plural | |||||||
mənim (“my”) | batmanıma | batmanlarıma | ||||||
sənin (“your”) | batmanına | batmanlarına | ||||||
onun (“his/her/its”) | batmanına | batmanlarına | ||||||
bizim (“our”) | batmanımıza | batmanlarımıza | ||||||
sizin (“your”) | batmanınıza | batmanlarınıza | ||||||
onların (“their”) | batmanına or batmanlarına | batmanlarına | ||||||
locative | ||||||||
singular | plural | |||||||
mənim (“my”) | batmanımda | batmanlarımda | ||||||
sənin (“your”) | batmanında | batmanlarında | ||||||
onun (“his/her/its”) | batmanında | batmanlarında | ||||||
bizim (“our”) | batmanımızda | batmanlarımızda | ||||||
sizin (“your”) | batmanınızda | batmanlarınızda | ||||||
onların (“their”) | batmanında or batmanlarında | batmanlarında | ||||||
ablative | ||||||||
singular | plural | |||||||
mənim (“my”) | batmanımdan | batmanlarımdan | ||||||
sənin (“your”) | batmanından | batmanlarından | ||||||
onun (“his/her/its”) | batmanından | batmanlarından | ||||||
bizim (“our”) | batmanımızdan | batmanlarımızdan | ||||||
sizin (“your”) | batmanınızdan | batmanlarınızdan | ||||||
onların (“their”) | batmanından or batmanlarından | batmanlarından | ||||||
genitive | ||||||||
singular | plural | |||||||
mənim (“my”) | batmanımın | batmanlarımın | ||||||
sənin (“your”) | batmanının | batmanlarının | ||||||
onun (“his/her/its”) | batmanının | batmanlarının | ||||||
bizim (“our”) | batmanımızın | batmanlarımızın | ||||||
sizin (“your”) | batmanınızın | batmanlarınızın | ||||||
onların (“their”) | batmanının or batmanlarının | batmanlarının |
Further reading
- “batman” in Obastan.com.
Cebuano
Etymology
Its shape being likened to Batman's chest logo.
Noun
batman
- A spiny orb-weaver; a common name of the spiders in the genus Gasteracantha.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from English batsman.
Noun
batman m (plural batmani)
- (cricket) batsman
Declension
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) batman | batmanul | (niște) batmani | batmanii |
genitive/dative | (unui) batman | batmanului | (unor) batmani | batmanilor |
vocative | batmanule | batmanilor |
References
- batman in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish بطمان (batman), from Proto-Turkic *batmān, from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ptmʾn' /paymān/, “measure, period; moderation; treaty”), compare Persian پیمان (peymân, “pledge; pact; agreement; contract”). Doublet of peyman.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɑtmɑn/
Noun
batman (definite accusative batmanı)
- (historical) A unit of weight formerly used in the Ottoman period.
- 1992, Pertev Nailı̂ Boratav, Zaman zaman içinde, page 38:
- Bin batmandan olsa kazan
Ustager değil mi düzen
Hayranlık esince cana
Bengilik de gereğ olur.- Even if the kettle weighs thousands of batmans
Isn't the order skillful
If the admiration blows to the soul
The eternity also is indispensable.
- Even if the kettle weighs thousands of batmans
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References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “batman”, in Nişanyan Sözlük