amun

See also: amùn and Amun

Bade

Noun

amun

1. water

References

• Takács, Gábor (2007), Etymological Dictionary of Egyptian, volume 3, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 201, →ISBN:

  […] we should carefully distinguish the following Ch. roots from AA *m-ˀ "water" [GT]:

  (1) Ch. *h-m "water" [GT]: […] Bade amun […]

• Václav Blažek (2000), “Toward the discussion of the Berber-Nubian lexical parallels”, in Salem Chaker, editor, compiled by Salem Chaker and Andrej Zaborski, Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques. Mélanges offert à Karl-G. Prasse (in French and English), Peeters, →ISBN, page 38

Mapudungun

Verb

amun (Raguileo spelling)

1. to go

   Synonym: amuh

2. to walk

   Synonym: amuh

3. to come, arrive

   Synonym: amuh

Conjugation

Positive conjugation of amun (see also Appendix:Mapudungun verbs)

Infinitive1		amuael
Root		amu-
Tense particles (See particles)		-a- ((future tense))
		-pe- ((past tense))
		-fu- ((distant past tense))
person		singular			dual			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third	first	second	third
Realis mood
	present	amun	amuymi	amuy	amuyu	amuymu	amuygu	amuyiñ	amuymvn	amuygvn
	past	amupen	amupeymi	amupe	amupeyu	amupeymu	amupeygu	amupeyiñ	amupeymvn	amupeygvn
	distant past	amufun	amufuymi	amufu	amufuyu	amufuymu	amufuygu	amufuyiñ	amufuymvn	amufuygvn
	future	amuan	amuaymi	amuay	amuayu	amuaymu	amuaygu	amuayiñ	amuaymvn	amuaygvn
Conditional mood
	present	amuli	amulimi	amule	amuliyu	amulimu	amule egu	amuliyiñ	amulimvn	amule egvn
Volitive mood
	present	amuci	amuge	amupe	amuyu	amumu	amupe egu	amuyiñ	amumvn	amupe egvn

¹Only usable with free personal pronouns.

Negative conjugation of amun

Infinitive1		amunoael
Tense particles (See particles)		-a- ((future tense))
		-pe- ((past tense))
		-fu- ((distant past tense))
person		singular			dual			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third	first	second	third
Realis mood
	present	amulan	amulaymi	amulay	amulayu	amulaymu	amulaygu	amulayiñ	amulaymvn	amulaygvn
	past	amulapen	amulapeymi	amulapey	amulapeyu	amulapeymu	amulapeygu	amulapeyiñ	amulapeymvn	amulapeygvn
	distant past	amulafun	amulafuymi	amulafuy	amulafuyu	amulafuymu	amulafuygu	amulafuyiñ	amulafuymvn	amulafuygvn
	future	amulayan	amulayaymi	amulayay	amulayayu	amulayaymu	amulayaygu	amulayayiñ	amulayaymvn	amulayaygvn
Conditional mood
	present	amunoli	amunolimi	amunole	amunoliyu	amunolimu	amunole egu	amunoliyiñ	amunolimvn	amunole egvn
Volitive mood
	present	amukilci	amukilge	amukilpe	amukilyu	amukilmu	amukilpe egu	amukilyiñ	amukilmvn	amukilpe egvn

¹Only usable with free personal pronouns.

References

• Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

Tashelhit

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amun/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Berber, possibly from Proto-Afroasiatic. Compare Tawellemmet and Tayert emăn (“fish”); Akkadian 𒄩 (nūnum, “fish”) and Classical Syriac ܢܘܢܐ (nūnā, “fish”).

Noun

amun m (Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵎⵓⵏ, Arabic spelling آمون)

1. a large edible fish
2. gilt-head bream

Etymology 2

Derived from mun (“to assemble, to come together”).

Noun

amun m (annexed state wamun, plural imunan, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵎⵓⵏ, Arabic spelling آمون)

1. (neologism) assembly
2. (neologism) society

Inflection

Inflection of amun

	singular	plural
free state	amun	imunan
annexed state	wamun	imunan

References

• Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 1 a—e (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/1) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 312a
• Lahcen Oulhadj (2016), Amazigh dictionary : English Amazigh [Tachelhit]‎^[1], Rabat: ‎Fédération National des Associations Amazigh au Maroc, →ISBN