amat

See also: Amat

Albanian

Noun

amat

1. definite nominative/accusative plural of amë

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin amātus, perfect passive participle of amare (“to love”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈmat]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aˈmat]
• Rhymes: -at

Adjective

amat (feminine amada, masculine plural amats, feminine plural amades)

1. beloved

Participle

amat (feminine amada, masculine plural amats, feminine plural amades)

1. past participle of amar

Hanunoo

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *amat, although possible chance resemblance.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔamat/ [ˈʔɐ.mɐt]
• Rhymes: -amat
• Syllabification: a‧mat

Noun

amat (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜫᜦ᜴)

1. continuity; continuousness

Derived terms

• amat-amat
• mag-amat

Further reading

• Conklin, Harold C. (1953), Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 27
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*amat”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Hiligaynon

Adjective

amát (diminutive amat-amat)

1. gradual, step-by-step, slow

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amat/

Adjective

amat

1. true

   Amat, aku bisi meda iya.

   It's true, I have seen him.

Alternative forms

• amai

Adverb

amat

1. amat

   Terang amat api!

   The fire is very bright!

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈamat/ [ˈa.mat̪̚]
• Syllabification: a‧mat

Adverb

amat

1. so

   Synonym: begitu

Latin

Pronunciation 1

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈa.mat]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈaː.mat]

Verb

amat

1. third-person singular present active indicative of amō

Pronunciation 2

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈa.maːt]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈaː.mat]

Verb

amāt

1. third-person singular perfect active indicative of amō

Livonian

Noun

amat

1. obsolete spelling of amāt

References

• "amat" in Livische Grammatik nebst Sprachproben

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amat/
• Rhymes: -amat, -mat, -at

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *amat (“continuous, unceasing”).

Adverb

amat (Jawi spelling امت)

1. very

   Synonyms: begitu, sangat, sungguh, sekali

   Persembahan itu amat menakjubkan!

   That performance was [very] amazing!

Etymology 2

From Classical Malay, ultimately from Sanskrit आमाति (āmāti, “he perceives, he understands”).

Verb

amat

1. (literary) to observe, to watch closely, to scrutinize

Derived terms

• mengamati
• diamati
• pengamatan
• pemerhati

Further reading

• “amat”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Pipil

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *aama-tl. Compare Classical Nahuatl āmatl (“a kind of fig tree; paper”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ˈamat/

Noun

amat (plural ajamat)

1. a kind of fig tree (Ficus insipida)
2. paper
3. book, document

Synonyms

• (book): amachti

Descendants

• → Spanish: amate

Tabasco Nahuatl

Noun

amat

1. paper

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic, via a form such as Fijian mata or Gilbertese mata.

Adjective

amat

1. raw