аман

Borrowed from Arabic اَمَان (amān, “tranquillity, peacefulness”).

• IPA^(key): [ɐˈman]

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• Rhymes: -an

ама́н • (amán)

1. phooey, fie on, I am fed up with something (usually followed by от which precedes the source of annoyance)

From Proto-Tungusic *amin, compare Evenki амин (amin), Manchu ᠠᠮᠠ (ama).

аман (aman)

1. father

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آمان (aman), from Arabic اَمَان (amān, “tranquillity, peacefulness”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈaman]
• IPA^(key): [aˈman]

аман • (aman) m

1. pity, mercy, compassion, forgiveness

аман • (aman)

1. by God, for goodness' sake (in amazement, frustration, or asking for mercy)

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آمان (aman), from Arabic اَمَان (amān, “tranquillity, peacefulness”).

• IPA^(key): /ǎmaːn/
• Hyphenation: а‧ман

а̀ма̄н m (Latin spelling àmān)

1. pity
2. mercy
3. compassion
4. forgiveness

а̀ма̄н (Latin spelling àmān)

1. for goodness' sake! (in amazement)
2. (when asking for mercy, help or forgiveness):
   1. Be merciful!
   2. Help me!
   3. I'm sorry!
3. by God, I swear to god! (used to add emphasis, as if swearing an oath)

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:aman.