aman

See also: Aman, amân, amañ, amãn, Amán, and āman

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧man

Verb

aman

1. to anticipate

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Dongxiang

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *aman, see Mongolian ам (am).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈmaŋ/, [ɑˈmɑ̃(ŋ)]

Noun

aman

1. mouth
2. brim, edge

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Esperanto

Adjective

aman

1. accusative singular of ama

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Fogaha

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *am-an.

Noun

aman m pl

1. water

References

• Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques: mélanges offerts à Karl-G. Prasse (2000, →ISBN, page 38

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Galician

Verb

aman

1. third-person plural present indicative of amar

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Ghadames

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *am-an.

Noun

aman pl

1. water

References

• Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques: mélanges offerts à Karl-G. Prasse (2000, →ISBN, page 38

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay aman, from Classical Malay امان (aman), from Arabic أَمَان (ʔamān, “tranquillity, peacefulness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.man/
• Rhymes: -aman, -man, -an, -n
• Hyphenation: aman

Adjective

aman

1. safe

Derived terms

• diamankan
• diperaman
• keamanan
• memperaman
• mengamankan
• pengaman
• pengamanan
• seaman
• teraman
• teramankan

 

Further reading

• “aman” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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Kabyle

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *am-an.

Noun

aman m pl (construct plural waman)

1. water

   Mi akken ay d-yenna aman, nettat tefka-as aman.

   When he said water, she gave him water.

References

• Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques: mélanges offerts à Karl-G. Prasse (2000, →ISBN, page 38

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Malay

Etymology

From Arabic اَمَان (amān, “tranquillity, peacefulness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aman/
• Rhymes: -aman, -man, -an

Adjective

aman (Jawi spelling امان)

1. peaceful

Further reading

• “aman” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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Nefusa

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *am-an.

Noun

aman pl

1. water

References

• Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques: mélanges offerts à Karl-G. Prasse (2000, →ISBN, page 38

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Nobiin

Etymology

From Old Nubian ⲁⲙⲁⲛ- (aman-).

Noun

aman (ⲁⲙⲁⲛ, امان)

1. water

Derived terms

• Aman dawū ("great water", Nile)

References

• Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques: mélanges offerts à Karl-G. Prasse (2000, →ISBN, page 38

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Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Armenian աման (aman).

Noun

aman ?

1. household utensils, pots and pans

References

• Jaba, Auguste, Justi, Ferdinand (1879) “اوان”, in Dictionnaire Kurde-Français [Kurdish–French Dictionary], Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences, page 20a
• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “աման”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 144a
• Rizgar, Baran (1993) “aman”, in Kurdish–English, English–Kurdish Dictionary, London: M. F. Onen, page 22b

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Northern Saharan Berber

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *am-an.

Noun

aman m pl (Mzab, Wargla, Figuig, Gourara)

1. water

References

• S. Biarnay, Etude sur le dialecte berbère de Ouargla, Ernest Leroux, Paris, 1908, page 170
• Maarten Kossmann, Grammaire du parler berbère de Figuig (Maroc oriental) (1997), page 265

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish امان (amân), from Arabic اَمَان (amān, “tranquillity, peacefulness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ǎmaːn/
• Hyphenation: a‧man

Noun

àmān m (Cyrillic spelling а̀ма̄н)

1. pity
2. mercy
3. compassion
4. forgiveness

Declension

Declension of aman

	singular	plural
nominative	àmān	amani
genitive	amána	amana
dative	amanu	amanima
accusative	aman	amane
vocative	amane	amani
locative	amanu	amanima
instrumental	amanom	amanima

Interjection

àmān (Cyrillic spelling а̀ма̄н)

1. for goodness' sake! (in amazement)
2. (when asking for mercy, help or forgiveness):
   1. Be merciful!
   2. Help me!
   3. I'm sorry!
3. by God, I swear to god! (used to add emphasis, as if swearing an oath)

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:aman.

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Siwi

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *am-an.

Noun

amán pl

1. water

References

• Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques: mélanges offerts à Karl-G. Prasse (2000, →ISBN, page 38

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Sokna

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *am-an.

Noun

aman m pl

1. water

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaman/ [ˈa.mãn]

Verb

aman

1. third-person plural present indicative of amar

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Tarifit

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *am-an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æmæn/

Noun

aman pl (Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵎⴰⵏ)

1. water

Declension

Declension of aman
	Singular	Plural
free state	aman	—
construct state	waman	—

References

• Jordi Aguadé, Patrice Cressier, Ángeles Vicente, Peuplement et arabisation au Maghreb occidenta (1998)
• Paul Geuthner, Manuel de berbère marocain: (dialecte rifain) (1926)

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Tausug

Verb

aman

1. to boil

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Tetum

Etymology

From *ama, akin to Nias ama and Tagalog ama.

Noun

aman

1. father

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Tuareg

Alternative forms

• Niger: âman
• Tifinagh: ⵎⵏ
• Arabic: امن

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *am-an.

Noun

aman m pl

1. water

References

• Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques: mélanges offerts à Karl-G. Prasse (2000, →ISBN, page 38

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Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish امان (amân), from Arabic اَمَان (amān, “tranquillity, peacefulness”).

Noun

aman (definite accusative amanı, uncountable)

1. mercy
2. quarter

Interjection

aman!

1. oh!

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Zenaga

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *am-an.

Noun

aman pl

1. water

References

• Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques: mélanges offerts à Karl-G. Prasse (2000, →ISBN, page 38
• Général Léon Faidherbe, Le Zénaga des tribus sénégalaises (1877), page 43