aman

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See also amañ, and āman

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[edit] Galician

[edit] Verb

aman

  1. third-person plural present indicative of amar

[edit] Indonesian

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Adjective

aman

  1. safe

[edit] Kabyle

[edit] Noun

aman m. pl.

  1. water

[edit] Malay

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Adjective

aman

  1. peaceful

[edit] Serbo-Croatian

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ǎmaːn/
  • Hyphenation: a‧man

[edit] Noun

àmān m. (Cyrillic spelling а̀ма̄н)

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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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)

[edit] Quotations

[edit] Spanish

[edit] 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.

[edit] Tetum

[edit] Noun

aman

  1. father

[edit] Turkish

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Noun

aman

  1. mercy
  2. quarter

[edit] Interjection

aman!

  1. oh!
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