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زمن

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Arabic

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Etymology

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Borrowed from another pronunciation in Aramaic than زَمَان (zamān).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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زَمَن (zamanm (plural أَزْمَان (ʔazmān))

  1. time
  2. age (A particular period of time in history)
  3. (grammar) tense

Declension

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Declension of noun زَمَن (zaman)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal زَمَن
zaman
الزَّمَن
az-zaman
زَمَن
zaman
nominative زَمَنٌ
zamanun
الزَّمَنُ
az-zamanu
زَمَنُ
zamanu
accusative زَمَنًا
zamanan
الزَّمَنَ
az-zamana
زَمَنَ
zamana
genitive زَمَنٍ
zamanin
الزَّمَنِ
az-zamani
زَمَنِ
zamani
dual indefinite definite construct
informal زَمَنَيْن
zamanayn
الزَّمَنَيْن
az-zamanayn
زَمَنَيْ
zamanay
nominative زَمَنَانِ
zamanāni
الزَّمَنَانِ
az-zamanāni
زَمَنَا
zamanā
accusative زَمَنَيْنِ
zamanayni
الزَّمَنَيْنِ
az-zamanayni
زَمَنَيْ
zamanay
genitive زَمَنَيْنِ
zamanayni
الزَّمَنَيْنِ
az-zamanayni
زَمَنَيْ
zamanay
plural basic broken plural triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal أَزْمَان
ʔazmān
الْأَزْمَان
al-ʔazmān
أَزْمَان
ʔazmān
nominative أَزْمَانٌ
ʔazmānun
الْأَزْمَانُ
al-ʔazmānu
أَزْمَانُ
ʔazmānu
accusative أَزْمَانًا
ʔazmānan
الْأَزْمَانَ
al-ʔazmāna
أَزْمَانَ
ʔazmāna
genitive أَزْمَانٍ
ʔazmānin
الْأَزْمَانِ
al-ʔazmāni
أَزْمَانِ
ʔazmāni
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Descendants

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  • Swahili: zamani
    • ? Malagasy: zamany

References

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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “زمن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN