زمن
Arabic
Etymology
Borrowed from another pronunciation in Aramaic than زَمَان (zamān).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /za.man/
Noun
زَمَن • (zaman) m (plural أَزْمَان (ʾazmān))
- time
- age (A particular period of time in history)
- (grammar) tense
Declension
Declension of noun زَمَن (zaman)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | زَمَن zaman | الزَّمَن az-zaman | زَمَن zaman |
Nominative | زَمَنٌ zamanun | الزَّمَنُ az-zamanu | زَمَنُ zamanu |
Accusative | زَمَنًا zamanan | الزَّمَنَ az-zamana | زَمَنَ zamana |
Genitive | زَمَنٍ zamanin | الزَّمَنِ az-zamani | زَمَنِ zamani |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | زَمَنَيْن zamanayn | الزَّمَنَيْن az-zamanayn | زَمَنَيْ zamanay |
Nominative | زَمَنَانِ zamanāni | الزَّمَنَانِ az-zamanāni | زَمَنَا zamanā |
Accusative | زَمَنَيْنِ zamanayni | الزَّمَنَيْنِ az-zamanayni | زَمَنَيْ zamanay |
Genitive | زَمَنَيْنِ zamanayni | الزَّمَنَيْنِ az-zamanayni | زَمَنَيْ zamanay |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | أَزْمَان ʾazmān | الْأَزْمَان al-ʾazmān | أَزْمَان ʾazmān |
Nominative | أَزْمَانٌ ʾazmānun | الْأَزْمَانُ al-ʾazmānu | أَزْمَانُ ʾazmānu |
Accusative | أَزْمَانًا ʾazmānan | الْأَزْمَانَ al-ʾazmāna | أَزْمَانَ ʾazmāna |
Genitive | أَزْمَانٍ ʾazmānin | الْأَزْمَانِ al-ʾazmāni | أَزْمَانِ ʾazmāni |
Related terms
- زَمَان (zamān)
Descendants
- → Swahili: zamani
- →? Malagasy: zamany
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “زمن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN