عمة

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))

1. way of putting on the turban
2. (uncommon) turban

   Synonym: عِمَامَة‎ (ʿimāma) (the common term)

Declension

Declension of noun عَمَّة (ʿamma)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	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))

1. 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)

Declension

Declension of noun عَمَّة (ʿamma)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	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

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع م م‎

Etymology

From Arabic عَمَّة‎ (ʿamma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕam.me/, [ˈʕam.me]

• Audio (Ramallah)

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Noun

عمّة • (ʕamme) f (plural عمّات‎ (ʕammāt), masculine عمّ‎ (ʕamm))

1. paternal aunt (father's sister)

   Endearing form: عمتو‎ (ʕamto)

See also

خالة‎ (ḵāle, “maternal aunt”)