عمان

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

  • IPA(key): /ʕu.maːn/

Proper noun

عُمَان • (ʕumān) f

  1. Oman (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܥܘܼܡܵܢ (ˁūmān)
  • Persian: عمان ('omân)
  • Punjabi: عُمان (ʻumān)
  • Sindhi: عمان
  • Urdu: عُمان ('umān)

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

  • IPA(key): /ʕam.maːn/

Proper noun

عَمَّان • (ʕammān) f

  1. Amman (the capital city of Jordan)
Declension
Derived terms
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

Noun

عَمَّانِ • (ʕammāni) m du

  1. nominative dual of عَمّ (ʕamm)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic عَمَّان (ʕAmmān), from a local name attested as far back as Akkadian 𒌷𒄠𒈠𒈾 (Ammān, City of Ammān).

Proper noun

عمان • (Aman)

  1. Amman (the capital of Jordan)

Descendants

References

  • 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

From Arabic عُمَان (ʕumān).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔʊ.mɑ́ːn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔʊ.mɑ́ːn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔu.mɔ́ːn]

Readings
Classical reading? umān
Dari reading? umān
Iranian reading? omân
Tajik reading? umon

Proper noun

Dari عمان
Iranian Persian
Tajik Умон

عمان • ('omân)

  1. Oman (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
Derived terms
  • عمانی ('omâni)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic عَمَّان (ʕammān).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäm.mɑ́ːn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔäm.mɑ́ːn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔäm.mɔ́ːn]

Readings
Classical reading? ammān
Dari reading? ammān
Iranian reading? ammân
Tajik reading? ammon

Proper noun

Dari عمان
Iranian Persian
Tajik Аммон

عمان • ('ammân)

  1. Amman (the capital city of Jordan)

Punjabi

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic عُمَان (ʕumān).

Proper noun

عُمان • (ʻumān) ? (Gurmukhi spelling ਉਮਾਨ)

  1. 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)

  1. Amman (the capital city of Jordan)

Sindhi

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic عُمَان (ʕumān).

Proper noun

عمان • (transliteration needed)

  1. Oman (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic عَمَّان (ʕammān).

Proper noun

عمان • (transliteration needed)

  1. Amman (the capital city of Jordan)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology 1

From Arabic عَمَّان (ʕammān).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕam.maːn/, [ʕamˈmæːn]
  • (file)

Proper noun

عمّان • (ʕammān) f

  1. Amman (the capital city of Jordan)

Proper noun

عمان • (ʕumān) f

  1. Oman (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

Urdu

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic عُمَان (ʕumān).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /o.mɑːn/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːn

Proper noun

عُمان • ('umān) m (Hindi spelling ओमान)

  1. Oman (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

See also

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic عَمَّان (ʕammān).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

عَمّان • ('ammān) m (Hindi spelling अम्मान)

  1. Amman (the capital city of Jordan)
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