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
- Oman (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
Declension
Singular | basic singular diptote | ||
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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
- Amman (the capital city of Jordan)
Declension
Singular | basic singular diptote | ||
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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
- nominative dual of عَمّ (ʕamm)
Persian
Etymology 1
From Arabic عُمَان (ʕumān).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʔoˈmmɒn]
Proper noun
Dari | عمان |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | Умон (Umon) |
عمان • ('ommân)
- 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)
- Amman (the capital city of Jordan)
South Levantine Arabic
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Etymology
From Arabic عَمَّان (ʕammān).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʕam.maːn/, [ʕamˈmæːn]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)
Proper noun
عمّان • (ʕammān) f
- Amman (the capital city of Jordan)
Urdu
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Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic عُمَان (ʕumān).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /o.mɑːn/
- Rhymes: -ɑːn
Proper noun
عُمان • (umān) m (Hindi spelling ओमान)
- 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)