عمان

عمان

Arabic

Etymology 1

Disputed etymology with most connecting it back to عُمَانَة‎ (ʕumāna) considered a by-name of the city صُحَار‎ (ṣuḥār), the most prevalent city-state at the time the name became associated with the region as a whole. Considered derived from the root ع م ن‎ (ʕ-m-n) meaning, "to settle or remain", "to dwell", "a place where one enters and chooses to stay", "to be abiding or a lasting settlement", "a plain or easy country".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕu.maːn/

Proper noun

عُمَان • (ʕumān) f

1. Oman (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

Declension

Declension of noun عُمَان (ʕumān)

Singular	basic singular diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	عُمَان ʕumān	—
Nominative	—	عُمَانُ ʕumānu	—
Accusative	—	عُمَانَ ʕumāna	—
Genitive	—	عُمَانَ ʕumāna	—

Derived terms

• عُمَانِيّ‎ (ʕumāniyy)

Etymology 2

Generally connected to the root ع م م‎ (ʕ-m-m) dealing with the concepts of "kinsmen or people", "father's brother", "to be distantly related, an extended tribe", "a very large company", "a tribe, multitude, or great band"; attested as far back as Akkadian 𒌷𒄠𒈠𒈾 (Ammān, “City of Ammān”) likely deriving from a local power's endonym.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕam.maːn/

Proper noun

عَمَّان • (ʕammān) f

1. Amman (the capital city of Jordan)

Declension

Declension of noun عَمَّان (ʕammān)

Singular	basic singular diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	عَمَّان ʕammān	—
Nominative	—	عَمَّانُ ʕammānu	—
Accusative	—	عَمَّانَ ʕammāna	—
Genitive	—	عَمَّانَ ʕammāna	—

Derived terms

• عَمَّانِيّ‎ (ʕammāniyy)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “عمان”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Noun

عَمَّانِ • (ʕammāni) m du

1. nominative dual of عَمّ‎ (ʕamm)

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Persian

Etymology 1

From Arabic عُمَان‎ (ʕumān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔoˈmmɒn]

Proper noun

Dari	عمان
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Умон (Umon)

عمان • ('ommân)

1. Oman (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

Derived terms

• عمانی‎ ('ommâni)

Etymology 2

From Arabic عَمَّان‎ (ʕammān).

Alternative forms

• امان‎ (ammân)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔæˈmmɒn]

Proper noun

عمان • ('amân)

1. Amman (the capital city of Jordan)

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South Levantine Arabic

Picture dictionary
عمان الأردن عمّان إربد الزرقا رصيفة‎ وادي السير سحاب الرمثا صويلح مفرق مادبا السلط جرش عجلون
بلاد الشام بلاد الشام الأردن الأردن

Etymology

From Arabic عَمَّان‎ (ʕammān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕam.maːn/, [ʕamˈmæːn]

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Proper noun

عمّان • (ʕammān) f

1. Amman (the capital city of Jordan)

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Urdu

Picture dictionary
عمان ترکی قبرص لبنان شام فلسطین اسرائیل اُردن مصر کردستان عراق کویت ایران سعودی عرب بحرین قطر متحدہ عرب امارات عمان یمن

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عُمَان‎ (ʕumān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.mɑːn/
• Rhymes: -ɑːn

Proper noun

عُمان • (umān) m (Hindi spelling ओमान)

1. Oman (a country in the Middle East)

See also

• (Middle East) مشرق وسطی‎ (maśriq-e vust̤á); سعودی عرب‎ (saʻūdī ʻarab), مصر‎ (miṣr) عراق‎ (ʻirāq), ایران‎ (īrān), اردن‎ (urdan), شام‎ (śām), ترکی‎ (turkī), قبرص‎ (qabraṣ) فلسطین‎ (filisṭīn) اسرائیل‎ (isrā'īl) لبنان‎ (libnān) یمن‎ (yaman) عمان (ʻumān) متحدہ عرب امارات‎ (mutaḥidda ʻarab imārāt) قطر‎ (qaṭar) بحرین‎ (baḥrīn) کویت‎ (kuvet) ^{(Category: ur:Middle East)}