Ammon

English

Etymology 1

From Hebrew עַמּוֹן (ammon), from the root ע־מ־ם.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæmən/

Proper noun

Ammon

1. (historical) An ancient nation occupying the east of the Jordan River, between the torrent valleys of Arnon and Jabbok, in present-day Jordan.
2. A community of Moncton Parish, New Brunswick, Canada.
3. A city in Bonneville County, Idaho.
4. An unincorporated community in Bladen County, North Carolina.
5. An unincorporated community in Amelia County, Virginia.

Derived terms

• Ammonite

Translations

an ancient people of Israel

• Ammonite: 𐤏𐤌𐤍 (ʿmn)
• Hebrew: עַמּוֹן (amon)
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• Russian: аммонитя́не m pl (ammonitjáne)

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Ammon

1. Alternative form of Amun

Etymology 3

Proper noun

Ammon

1. (obsolete) A river in Scotland now called Almond.

Anagrams

• Moman

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Chuukese

Etymology

From ammon (“preparation”).

Noun

Ammon

1. Saturday

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Latin

Alternative forms

• Hammōn

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἄμμων (Ámmōn), from Egyptian jmn.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈam.moːn/, [ˈämːoːn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈam.mon/, [ˈämːon]

Proper noun

Ammōn m sg (genitive Ammōnis); third declension

1. Amun (Egyptian god identified with Jupiter)

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Ammōn
Genitive	Ammōnis
Dative	Ammōnī
Accusative	Ammōnem
Ablative	Ammōne
Vocative	Ammōn

References

• “Ammon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Ammon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.