عمة
Arabic
Etymology 1
From the root ع م م (ʿ-m-m).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʕim.ma/
Noun
عِمَّة • (ʿimma) f (plural عِمَّات (ʿimmāt) or عَمَم (ʿamam))
- way of putting on the turban
- (uncommon) turban
- Synonym: عِمَامَة (ʿimāma) (the common term)
Declension
Declension of noun عَمَّة (ʿamma)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | عَمَّة ʿamma | الْعَمَّة al-ʿamma | عَمَّة ʿammat |
Nominative | عَمَّةٌ ʿammatun | الْعَمَّةُ al-ʿammatu | عَمَّةُ ʿammatu |
Accusative | عَمَّةً ʿammatan | الْعَمَّةَ al-ʿammata | عَمَّةَ ʿammata |
Genitive | عَمَّةٍ ʿammatin | الْعَمَّةِ al-ʿammati | عَمَّةِ ʿammati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | عَمَّتَيْن ʿammatayn | الْعَمَّتَيْن al-ʿammatayn | عَمَّتَيْ ʿammatay |
Nominative | عَمَّتَانِ ʿammatāni | الْعَمَّتَانِ al-ʿammatāni | عَمَّتَا ʿammatā |
Accusative | عَمَّتَيْنِ ʿammatayni | الْعَمَّتَيْنِ al-ʿammatayni | عَمَّتَيْ ʿammatay |
Genitive | عَمَّتَيْنِ ʿammatayni | الْعَمَّتَيْنِ al-ʿammatayni | عَمَّتَيْ ʿammatay |
Plural | sound feminine plural; basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | عَمَّات; عَمَم ʿammāt; ʿamam | الْعَمَّات; الْعَمَم al-ʿammāt; al-ʿamam | عَمَّات; عَمَم ʿammāt; ʿamam |
Nominative | عَمَّاتٌ; عَمَمٌ ʿammātun; ʿamamun | الْعَمَّاتُ; الْعَمَمُ al-ʿammātu; al-ʿamamu | عَمَّاتُ; عَمَمُ ʿammātu; ʿamamu |
Accusative | عَمَّاتٍ; عَمَمًا ʿammātin; ʿamaman | الْعَمَّاتِ; الْعَمَمَ al-ʿammāti; al-ʿamama | عَمَّاتِ; عَمَمَ ʿammāti; ʿamama |
Genitive | عَمَّاتٍ; عَمَمٍ ʿammātin; ʿamamin | الْعَمَّاتِ; الْعَمَمِ al-ʿammāti; al-ʿamami | عَمَّاتِ; عَمَمِ ʿammāti; ʿamami |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʕam.ma/
- (Moroccan) IPA(key): /ʕam.ma/
Noun
عَمَّة • (ʿamma) f (plural عَمَّات (ʿammāt), masculine عَمّ (ʿamm))
- paternal blood aunt (one's father's sister)
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 4:23:
- حُرِّمَتْ عَلَيْكُمْ أُمَّهَاتُكُمْ وَبَنَاتُكُمْ وَأَخَوَاتُكُمْ وَعَمَّاتُكُمْ […]
- ḥurrimat ʿalaykum ʾummahātukum wa-banātukum wa-ʾaḵawātukum wa-ʿammātukum […]
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
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Declension
Declension of noun عَمَّة (ʿamma)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | عَمَّة ʿamma | الْعَمَّة al-ʿamma | عَمَّة ʿammat |
Nominative | عَمَّةٌ ʿammatun | الْعَمَّةُ al-ʿammatu | عَمَّةُ ʿammatu |
Accusative | عَمَّةً ʿammatan | الْعَمَّةَ al-ʿammata | عَمَّةَ ʿammata |
Genitive | عَمَّةٍ ʿammatin | الْعَمَّةِ al-ʿammati | عَمَّةِ ʿammati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | عَمَّتَيْن ʿammatayn | الْعَمَّتَيْن al-ʿammatayn | عَمَّتَيْ ʿammatay |
Nominative | عَمَّتَانِ ʿammatāni | الْعَمَّتَانِ al-ʿammatāni | عَمَّتَا ʿammatā |
Accusative | عَمَّتَيْنِ ʿammatayni | الْعَمَّتَيْنِ al-ʿammatayni | عَمَّتَيْ ʿammatay |
Genitive | عَمَّتَيْنِ ʿammatayni | الْعَمَّتَيْنِ al-ʿammatayni | عَمَّتَيْ ʿammatay |
Plural | sound feminine plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | عَمَّات ʿammāt | الْعَمَّات al-ʿammāt | عَمَّات ʿammāt |
Nominative | عَمَّاتٌ ʿammātun | الْعَمَّاتُ al-ʿammātu | عَمَّاتُ ʿammātu |
Accusative | عَمَّاتٍ ʿammātin | الْعَمَّاتِ al-ʿammāti | عَمَّاتِ ʿammāti |
Genitive | عَمَّاتٍ ʿammātin | الْعَمَّاتِ al-ʿammāti | عَمَّاتِ ʿammāti |
References
- Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881), “عمة”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 168
- Freytag, Georg (1833), “عمة”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 217
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “عمة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 2149
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “عمة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen, page 724
- Wahrmund, Adolf (1887), “عمة”, in Handwörterbuch der neu-arabischen und deutschen Sprache (in German), volume 2, Gießen: J. Ricker’sche Buchhandlung, page 309
- Wehr, Hans; Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985), “عمة”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 876
South Levantine Arabic
Root |
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ع م م |
Etymology
From Arabic عَمَّة (ʿamma).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʕam.me/, [ˈʕam.me]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)
Noun
عمّة • (ʕamme) f (plural عمّات (ʕammāt), masculine عمّ (ʕamm))
- paternal aunt (father's sister)
- Endearing form: عمتو (ʕamto)
See also
خالة (ḵāle, “maternal aunt”)