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عمان
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Arabic
Etymology 1
Disputed etymology with most connecting it back to عُمَانَة (ʕumāna) considered a by-name of the city صُحَار (ṣuḥār), the most prevalent city-state at the time the name became associated with the region as a whole. Considered derived from the root ع م ن (ʕ m n) meaning, "to settle or remain", "to dwell", "a place where one enters and chooses to stay", "to be abiding or a lasting settlement", "a plain or easy country".
Pronunciation
Proper noun
عُمَان • (ʕumān) f
- Oman (a country in Western Asia in the Middle East)
Declension
Derived terms
- عُمَانِيّ (ʕumāniyy)
Descendants
Etymology 2
Generally connected to the root ع م م (ʕ m m) dealing with the concepts of "kinsmen or people", "father's brother", "to be distantly related, an extended tribe", "a very large company", "a tribe, multitude, or great band"; attested as far back as Akkadian 𒌷𒄠𒈠𒈾 (Ammān, “City of Ammān”) likely deriving from a local power's endonym.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
عَمَّان • (ʕammān) f
- Amman (the capital city of Jordan)
- Amman (a governorate of Jordan)
Declension
Derived terms
- عَمَّانِيّ (ʕammāniyy)
Descendants
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “عمان”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Etymology 3
Noun
عَمَّانِ • (ʕammāni) m du
- nominative dual of عَمّ (ʕamm)
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Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic عَمَّان (ʕAmmān), from a local name attested as far back as Akkadian 𒌷𒄠𒈠𒈾 (Ammān, “City of Ammān”).
Proper noun
عمان • (Aman)
Descendants
- Turkish: Amman
Further reading
- Sezen, Tahir (2017), “Amman”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 38
Persian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic عُمَان (ʕumān).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔu.ˈmaːn/
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔo.mɒ́ːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔu.mɔ́n]
Proper noun
عمان • (umān / omân) (Tajik spelling Умон)
- Oman (a country in Western Asia in the Middle East)
Derived terms
- عمانی (umānī / omâni)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic عَمَّان (ʕammān).
Alternative forms
- امان (ammān / ammân)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔam.ˈmaːn/
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔæm.mɒ́ːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäm.mɔ́n]
Proper noun
عمان • (ammān / ammân) (Tajik spelling Аммон)
- Amman (the capital city of Jordan)
Derived terms
- لیموامانی (līmū-ammānī / limu-ammâni, “dried lime”)
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Punjabi
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic عُمَان (ʕumān).
Proper noun
عُمان • (ʻumān) ? (Gurmukhi spelling ਉਮਾਨ)
- Oman (a country in Western Asia in the Middle East)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic عَمَّان (ʕammān).
Proper noun
عَمّان • (ʻammān) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਅੱਮਾਨ)
- Amman (the capital city of Jordan)
Sindhi
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic عُمَان (ʕumān).
Proper noun
عمان • (transliteration needed) ?
- Oman (a country in Western Asia in the Middle East)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic عَمَّان (ʕammān).
Proper noun
عمان • (transliteration needed) ?
- Amman (the capital city of Jordan)
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Proper noun
عمّان • (ʕammān) f
- Amman (the capital city of Jordan)
Etymology 2
Proper noun
عمان • (ʕumān) f
- Oman (a country in Western Asia in the Middle East)
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Urdu
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic عُمَان (ʕumān).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
عُمان • ('umān) m (Hindi spelling ओमान)
- Oman (a country in Western Asia in the Middle East)
See also
- (Middle East) مَشْرِقِ وُسْطیٰ (maśriq-i vustā); سَعُودی عَرَب (sa'ūdī 'arab), مِصْر (misr) عِراق ('irāq), اِیران (īrān), اُرْدُن (urdun), شام (śām), تُرْکِیَہ (turkiya), قِبْرِص (qibris) فِلِسْطِین (filistīn) اِسْرائِیل (isrāīl) لِبْنان (libnān) یَمَن (yaman) عُمان ('umān) مُتَّحِدَہ عَرَب اِمارات (muttahida 'arab imārāt) قَطَر (qatar) بَحْرِین (bahrīn) کُوَیت (kuvait) (Category: ur:Middle East)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic عَمَّان (ʕammān).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /əm.mɑːn/
- Rhymes: -ɑːn
Proper noun
عَمّان • ('ammān) m (Hindi spelling अम्मान)
- Amman (the capital city of Jordan)
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