عمان
Arabic[edit]
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]
Proper noun[edit]
عُمَان • (ʿumān) f
- Oman (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
Declension[edit]
Singular | basic singular diptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | — | عُمَان ʿumān |
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Nominative | — | عُمَانُ ʿumānu |
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Accusative | — | عُمَانَ ʿumāna |
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Genitive | — | عُمَانَ ʿumāna |
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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]
Proper noun[edit]
عَمَّان • (ʿammān) f
- Amman (the capital city of Jordan)
Declension[edit]
Singular | basic singular diptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | — | عَمَّان ʿammān |
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Nominative | — | عَمَّانُ ʿammānu |
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Accusative | — | عَمَّانَ ʿammāna |
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Genitive | — | عَمَّانَ ʿammāna |
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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
Etymology 3[edit]
Noun[edit]
عَمَّانِ • (ʿammāni) m du
- nominative dual of عَمّ (ʿamm)
Persian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Dari | عمان |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | Умон (Umon) |
عمان • ('ommân)
- Oman (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
Derived terms[edit]
- عمانی ('ommâni)
Etymology 2[edit]
From Arabic عَمَّان (ʿammān).
Alternative forms[edit]
- امان (ammân)
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
عمان • ('amân)
- Amman (the capital city of Jordan)
South Levantine Arabic[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From Arabic عَمَّان (ʿammān).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
عمّان • (ʕammān) f
- Amman (the capital city of Jordan)
Urdu[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Arabic عُمَان (ʿumān).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
عُمان • (ʻumān) m (Hindi spelling ओमान)
- Oman (a country in the Middle East)
See also[edit]
- (Middle East) مشرق وسطی (maśriq-e vust̤á); سعودی عرب (saʻūdī ʻarab), مصر (miṣr) عراق (ʻirāq), ایران (īrān), اردن (urdan), شام (śām), ترکی (turkī), قبرص (qabraṣ) فلسطین (filisṭīn) اسرائیل (isrā'īl) لبنان (libnān) یمن (yaman) عمان (ʻumān) متحدہ عرب امارات (mutaḥidda ʻarab imārāt) قطر (qaṭar) بحرین (baḥrīn) کویت (kuvet) (Categories: ur:Middle East, ur:Countries in Asia)
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