aman

See also amañ, āman, amân, and amãn

Galician

Verb

aman

1. third-person plural present indicative of amar

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Arabic امان (amān, “tranquillity, peacefulness”).

Adjective

aman

1. safe

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Kabyle

Noun

aman m pl

1. water

   Mi akken ay d-yenna aman, nettat tefka-as aman.

   When he said water, she gave him water.

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Malay

Etymology

From Arabic امان (amān, “tranquillity, peacefulness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /aman/
• Rhymes: -aman, -man, -an

Adjective

aman

1. peaceful

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish آمان (aman), from Arabic امان (amān, “tranquillity, peacefulness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ǎmaːn/
• Hyphenation: a‧man

Noun

àmān m (Cyrillic spelling а̀ма̄н)

1. pity
2. mercy
3. compassion
4. forgiveness

Declension

    declension of aman

	singular	plural
nominative	àmān	amani
genitive	amána	amana
dative	amanu	amanima
accusative	aman	amane
vocative	amane	amani
locative	amanu	amanima
instrumental	amanom	amanima

Interjection

àmān (Cyrillic spelling а̀ма̄н)

1. for goodness' sake! (in amazement)
2. (when asking for mercy, help or forgiveness):
   1. Be merciful!
   2. Help me!
   3. I'm sorry!
3. by God, I swear to god! (used to add emphasis, as if swearing an oath)

Quotations

• For usage examples of this term, see the citations page.

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Spanish

Verb

aman (infinitive amar)

1. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes^?) present indicative form of amar.
2. Second-person plural (ustedes) present indicative form of amar.

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Tetum

Noun

aman

1. father

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Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic امان (amān, “tranquillity, peacefulness”).

Noun

aman

1. mercy
2. quarter

Interjection

aman!

1. oh!