عمة

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Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Root
ع م م (ʕ m m)
15 terms

Pronunciation

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Noun

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عِمَّة (ʕimmaf (plural عِمَّات (ʕimmāt) or عَمَم (ʕamam))

  1. way of putting on the turban
  2. (uncommon) turban
    Synonym: عِمَامَة (ʕimāma) (the common term)
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Etymology 2

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عَمَّة (ʕammaf (plural عَمَّات (ʕammāt), masculine عَمّ (ʕamm))

  1. paternal blood aunt (one's father's sister)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 4:23:
      حُرِّمَتْ عَلَيْكُمْ أُمَّهَاتُكُمْ وَبَنَاتُكُمْ وَأَخَوَاتُكُمْ وَعَمَّاتُكُمْ []
      ḥurrimat ʕalaykum ʔummahātukum wa-banātukum wa-ʔaḵawātukum wa-ʕammātukum []
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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References

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  • Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “عمة”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes[1] (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 168
  • Freytag, Georg (1833) “عمة”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[2] (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 217
  • Lane, Edward William (1863) “عمة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon[3], London: Williams & Norgate, page 2149
  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “عمة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[4], London: W.H. Allen, page 724
  • Wahrmund, Adolf (1887) “عمة”, in Handwörterbuch der neu-arabischen und deutschen Sprache[5] (in German), volume 2, Gießen: J. Ricker’sche Buchhandlung, page 309
  • Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “عمة”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart[6] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 876

Hijazi Arabic

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Root
ع م م
2 terms

Etymology 1

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From Arabic عَمَّة (ʕamma).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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عَمَّة (ʕammaf (plural عَمَّات (ʕammāt), masculine عَمّ (ʕamm))

  1. paternal aunt (father's sister)

Etymology 2

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From Arabic عِمَّة (ʕimma).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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عمة (ʕummaf (plural عُمَم (ʕumam))

  1. turban
    Synonym: عمامة (ʕimāma)

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South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ع م م
2 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic عَمَّة (ʕamma).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʕam.me/, [ˈʕam.me]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

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عمّة (ʕammef (plural عمّات (ʕammāt), masculine عمّ (ʕamm))

  1. paternal aunt (father's sister)
    Endearing form: عمتو (ʕamto)

See also

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خالة (ḵāle, maternal aunt)