Aman

See also: Appendix:Variations of "aman"

English

Proper noun

Aman

A surname.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese Aman.

Proper noun

Aman

a male given name from Javanese

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek [Term?], derived from Biblical Hebrew הָמָן (Hāmān) and possibly ultimately from Old Persian 𐎡𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁 (Imāniš). The name is cited in the book of Esther.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈaː.maːn/, [ˈäːmäːn]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.man/, [ˈäːmän]

Proper noun

Āmān m sg (genitive Āmānis); third declension

(biblical) Haman

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Āmān
Genitive	Āmānis
Dative	Āmānī
Accusative	Āmānem
Ablative	Āmāne
Vocative	Āmān

Slovene

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /áːman/

Proper noun

Ȃman m inan

Amman

Welsh

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈam.an/

Proper noun

Aman m

a male given name transferred from the place name
a river in Sir Gaerfyrddin (Carmarthenshire)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
Aman	unchanged	unchanged	Haman
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Heini Gruffudd (2010) Enwau Cymraeg i Blant / Welsh Names for Children‎, Y Lolfa, →ISBN, page 15

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