عمان

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Etymology 1

Disputed etymology with most connecting it back to عُمَانَة (ʕumāna) 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 (ʕ-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

Proper noun

عُمَان (ʕumānf

  1. Oman (country)
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Generally connected to the root ع م م (ʕ-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

Proper noun

عَمَّان (ʕammānf

  1. Amman (the capital of Jordan)
Declension
Derived terms

References

  • 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

Noun

عَمَّانِ (ʕammānim du

  1. nominative dual of عَمّ (ʕamm)

Persian

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Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic عُمَان (ʕumān).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

عمان ('ommân)

  1. Oman (country)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic عَمَّان (ʕammān).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Proper noun

عمان ('amân)

  1. Amman (the capital of Jordan)