عمان

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عمان‎

Etymology 1[edit]

Disputed etymology with most connecting it back to عُمَانَة‎ (ʿumāna) considered a by-name of the city صُحَار‎ (ṣuḥār), the most prevalent city-state at the time the name became associated with the region as a whole. Considered derived from the root ع م ن‎ (ʿ-m-n) meaning, "to settle or remain", "to dwell", "a place where one enters and chooses to stay", "to be abiding or a lasting settlement", "a plain or easy country".

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ʕu.maːn/

Proper noun[edit]

عُمَان • (ʿumān) f

Oman (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

Declension[edit]

Declension of noun عُمَان (ʿumān)

Singular	basic singular diptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	عُمَان ʿumān	—
Nominative	—	عُمَانُ ʿumānu	—
Accusative	—	عُمَانَ ʿumāna	—
Genitive	—	عُمَانَ ʿumāna	—

Derived terms[edit]

عُمَانِيّ‎ (ʿumāniyy)

Etymology 2[edit]

Generally connected to the root ع م م‎ (ʿ-m-m) dealing with the concepts of "kinsmen or people", "father's brother", "to be distantly related, an extended tribe", "a very large company", "a tribe, multitude, or great band"; attested as far back as Akkadian 𒌷𒄠𒈠𒈾 (Ammān, “City of Ammān”) likely deriving from a local power's endonym.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ʕam.maːn/

Proper noun[edit]

عَمَّان • (ʿammān) f

Amman (the capital city of Jordan)

Declension[edit]

Declension of noun عَمَّان (ʿammān)

Singular	basic singular diptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	عَمَّان ʿammān	—
Nominative	—	عَمَّانُ ʿammānu	—
Accusative	—	عَمَّانَ ʿammāna	—
Genitive	—	عَمَّانَ ʿammāna	—

Derived terms[edit]

عَمَّانِيّ‎ (ʿammāniyy)

References[edit]

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