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/
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
- IPA(key): /ʕam.maːn/
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
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From Arabic عَمَّان (ʕAmmān), from a local name attested as far back as Akkadian 𒌷𒄠𒈠𒈾 (Ammān, “City of Ammān”).
Descendants
- Turkish: Amman
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
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ʔu.ˈmɑːn]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔʊ.mɑ́ːn]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔʊ.mɑ́ːn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔu.mɔ́ːn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔo.mɒ́ːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔu.mɔ́n]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | umān |
Dari reading? | umān |
Iranian reading? | omân |
Tajik reading? | umon |
Proper noun
Dari | عمان |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | Умон |
عمان • ('omân)
- Oman (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
Derived terms
- عمانی ('omâni)
Alternative forms
- امان (ammân)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ʔam.ˈmɑːn]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäm.mɑ́ːn]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔäm.mɑ́ːn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔäm.mɔ́ːn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔæm.mɒ́ːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäm.mɔ́n]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | ammān |
Dari reading? | ammān |
Iranian reading? | ammân |
Tajik reading? | ammon |
Proper noun
Dari | عمان |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | Аммон |
عمان • ('ammân)
- Amman (the capital city of Jordan)
Punjabi
Proper noun
عُمان • (ʻumān) ? (Gurmukhi spelling ਉਮਾਨ)
- Oman (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
Sindhi
South Levantine Arabic
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʕam.maːn/, [ʕamˈmæːn]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)
Urdu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /o.mɑːn/
- Rhymes: -ɑːn
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), تُرْکِی (turkī), قَبْرَص (qabras) فِلِسْطِین (filistīn) اِسْرائیِل (isrāyil) لِبْنان (libnān) یَمَن (yaman) عُمان ('umān) مُتَّحِدَہ عَرَب اِمارات (muttahida 'arab imārāt) قَطَر (qatar) بَحْرِین (bahrīn) کُوَیْت (kuvayt) (Category: ur:Middle East)
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /əm.mɑːn/
- Rhymes: -ɑːn