liman

See also: Liman

English

Etymology

French limon (“silt”), from Latin limus (“mud”).

Noun

liman (plural limans)

1. The deposit of slime at the mouth of a river.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for liman in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Anagrams

• Linam, Malin, Milan, lamin

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Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Russian лима́н (limán).

Noun

liman

1. estuary
2. port, harbour, haven.

Declension

Declension of liman

nominative	liman
genitive	limannıñ
dative	limanğa
accusative	limannı
locative	limanda
ablative	limandan

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

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Finnish

Noun

liman

1. Genitive singular form of lima.

Anagrams

• ilman

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Galician

Verb

liman

1. third-person plural present indicative of limar

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Hausa

Alternative forms

• limam

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِمَام‎ (ʾimām).

Noun

lī̀mân m (plural lī̀mā̀mai, possessed form lī̀māmìn)

1. (Islam) imam
2. The equivalent of an imam in other religions; in Christianity, a pastor or priest.

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Romanian

Etymology

From Turkish liman.

Noun

liman n (plural limanuri)

1. haven
2. port, harbor
3. bank
4. lagoon
5. estuary
6. coast

Synonyms

• (port, harbor): port
• (bank): țărm
• (lagoon): lagună
• (estuary): estuar
• (coast): coastă

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Spanish

Verb

liman

1. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes^?) present indicative form of limar.
2. (used formally in Spain) Second-person plural present indicative form of limar.

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Tetum

Noun

liman

1. (anatomy) arm

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Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish لیمان‎ (liman), from Byzantine Greek λιμένιον (liménion), from Ancient Greek λιμήν (limḗn)

Noun

liman (definite accusative limanı, plural limanlar)

1. port, haven, harbor

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	liman
Definite accusative	limanı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	liman	limanlar
Definite accusative	limanı	limanları
Dative	limana	limanlara
Locative	limanda	limanlarda
Ablative	limandan	limanlardan
Genitive	limanın	limanların
Possessive forms Singular Plural 1st singular limanım limanlarım 2nd singular limanın limanların 3rd singular limanı limanları 1st plural limanımız limanlarımız 2nd plural limanınız limanlarınız 3rd plural limanları limanları

Descendants

Greek: λιμάνι (limáni)

• Romanian: liman
• Russian: лиман (liman)