عمان
Arabic
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 • (ʕumān) f
- Oman (country)
Declension
Singular | basic singular diptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | — | عُمَان ʕumān |
— |
Nominative | — | عُمَانُ ʕumānu |
— |
Accusative | — | عُمَانَ ʕumāna |
— |
Genitive | — | عُمَانَ ʕumāna |
— |
Derived terms
- عُمَانِيّ (ʕumāniyy)
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 • (ʕammān) f
Declension
Singular | basic singular diptote | ||
---|---|---|---|
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | — | عَمَّان ʕammān |
— |
Nominative | — | عَمَّانُ ʕammānu |
— |
Accusative | — | عَمَّانَ ʕammāna |
— |
Genitive | — | عَمَّانَ ʕammāna |
— |
Derived terms
- عَمَّانِيّ (ʕammāniyy)
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 • (ʕammāni) m du
- nominative dual of عَمّ (ʕamm)
Persian
Etymology 1
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic عُمَان (ʕumān).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
عمان • ('ommân)
- Oman (country)
Derived terms
- عمانی ('ommâni)
Etymology 2
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic عَمَّان (ʕammān).
Alternative forms
- امان (ammân)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
عمان • ('amân)
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