aman

See also: Appendix:Variations of "aman"

Languages (32)

Akan • Albanian • Azerbaijani • Cebuano • Dongxiang • East Yugur • Esperanto • Fogaha • Galician • Ghadames • Hanunoo • Indonesian • Kabyle • Kazakh • Latin • Malay • Nefusa • Nobiin • Northern Kurdish • Northern Saharan Berber • Romanian • Senhaja de Srair • Serbo-Croatian • Siwi • Sokna • Spanish • Tarifit • Tashelhit • Tausug • Tetum • Tuareg • Turkish

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Akan

Noun

aman

1. plural of ɔman (“country”)

Albanian

Etymology

Usually vocative, poetic. Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish امان (amân), from Arabic أَمَان (ʔamān, “tranquillity, peacefulness”).

Interjection

aman

1. pity
2. have mercy!
3. oh!

Azerbaijani

Other scripts

Cyrillic		аман
Arabic	classical sp	امان
	modern Iranian sp

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَمَان (ʔamān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɑˈmɑn]

Noun

aman (definite accusative amanı, plural amanlar)

1. mercy

   Synonyms: rəhm, mərhəmət

2. (archaic) peace, safety (absence of danger or violence), security

   Synonyms: əmin-amanlıq, əmniyyət, təhlükəsizlik, dinclik

3. (archaic) permissible delay, postponement, (granted) possibility to do something

   Synonyms: möhlət, macal, imkan

4. (archaic) strength, energy

   Synonyms: taqət, qüvvət, güc

Declension

Declension of aman

	singular	plural
nominative	aman	amanlar
definite accusative	amanı	amanları
dative	amana	amanlara
locative	amanda	amanlarda
ablative	amandan	amanlardan
definite genitive	amanın	amanların

Possessive forms of aman

	nominative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	amanım	amanlarım
sənin (“your”)	amanın	amanların
onun (“his/her/its”)	amanı	amanları
bizim (“our”)	amanımız	amanlarımız
sizin (“your”)	amanınız	amanlarınız
onların (“their”)	amanı or amanları	amanları
	accusative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	amanımı	amanlarımı
sənin (“your”)	amanını	amanlarını
onun (“his/her/its”)	amanını	amanlarını
bizim (“our”)	amanımızı	amanlarımızı
sizin (“your”)	amanınızı	amanlarınızı
onların (“their”)	amanını or amanlarını	amanlarını
	dative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	amanıma	amanlarıma
sənin (“your”)	amanına	amanlarına
onun (“his/her/its”)	amanına	amanlarına
bizim (“our”)	amanımıza	amanlarımıza
sizin (“your”)	amanınıza	amanlarınıza
onların (“their”)	amanına or amanlarına	amanlarına
	locative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	amanımda	amanlarımda
sənin (“your”)	amanında	amanlarında
onun (“his/her/its”)	amanında	amanlarında
bizim (“our”)	amanımızda	amanlarımızda
sizin (“your”)	amanınızda	amanlarınızda
onların (“their”)	amanında or amanlarında	amanlarında
	ablative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	amanımdan	amanlarımdan
sənin (“your”)	amanından	amanlarından
onun (“his/her/its”)	amanından	amanlarından
bizim (“our”)	amanımızdan	amanlarımızdan
sizin (“your”)	amanınızdan	amanlarınızdan
onların (“their”)	amanından or amanlarından	amanlarından
	genitive
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	amanımın	amanlarımın
sənin (“your”)	amanının	amanlarının
onun (“his/her/its”)	amanının	amanlarının
bizim (“our”)	amanımızın	amanlarımızın
sizin (“your”)	amanınızın	amanlarınızın
onların (“their”)	amanının or amanlarının	amanlarının

Derived terms

• amansız
• amansızca
• amansızcasına
• amansızlıq

Interjection

aman

1. have mercy!
2. oh!

Further reading

• Orucov, Əliheydər, editor (2006), “aman”, in Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti [Explanatory Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language]‎^[2] (in Azerbaijani), 2nd edition, volume 1, Baku: Şərq-Qərb, page 111
• Altun Kitab (2013–), “aman”, in Azleks

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧man

Verb

aman

1. to anticipate

Dongxiang

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *aman, see Mongolian ам (am).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑˈmɑŋ/

Noun

aman

1. mouth
2. brim, edge

East Yugur

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Mongolic *aman.

Noun

aman

1. mouth

References

• 照那斯图 (1981), “aman”, in 東部裕固语简志 [A Brief Description of East Yugur]‎^[3], Beijing: 民族出版社, →OCLC, page 93

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaman/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aman
• Syllabification: a‧man

Adjective

aman

1. accusative singular of ama

Fogaha

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *ama-n.

Noun

aman m pl

1. water

References

• Václav Blažek (2000), “Toward the discussion of the Berber-Nubian lexical parallels”, in Salem Chaker, editor, compiled by Salem Chaker and Andrej Zaborski, Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques. Mélanges offert à Karl-G. Prasse (in French and English), Peeters, →ISBN, page 38

Galician

Verb

aman

1. third-person plural present indicative of amar

Ghadames

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *ama-n.

Noun

aman pl

1. water

References

• Václav Blažek (2000), “Toward the discussion of the Berber-Nubian lexical parallels”, in Salem Chaker, editor, compiled by Salem Chaker and Andrej Zaborski, Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques. Mélanges offert à Karl-G. Prasse (in French and English), Peeters, →ISBN, page 38

Hanunoo

Etymology

Compare Malay aman.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔaman/ [ˈʔɐ.mɐn]
• Rhymes: -aman
• Syllabification: a‧man

Noun

aman (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜫᜨ᜴)

1. care; carefulness

   Synonym: andam

Further reading

• Conklin, Harold C. (1953), Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 27

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay aman, from Classical Malay امان (aman), from Arabic أَمَان (ʔamān, “tranquillity, peacefulness”). Compare with Proto-Philippine *áman (“careful, cautious”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.man/
• Rhymes: -man
• Hyphenation: a‧man

Adjective

aman (comparative lebih aman, superlative paling aman or teraman, equative seaman)

1. safe; secure

Derived terms

• amankan (“to secure”)
• keamanan (“secureness, security”)
• pengaman
• pengamanan
• peraman
• teramankan

Interjection

aman

1. (colloquial) all good; no worries

   - Aman tidak?
   - Aman, semuanya sudah terkendali!

   - Is everything alright?
   - It's all good, everything's under control!

Further reading

• “aman”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Kabyle

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber *ama-n.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aman/

Noun

aman m pl

1. water

   Mi akken ay d-yenna aman, nettat tefka-as aman.

   When he said water, she gave him water.

Inflection

Inflection of aman

	singular	plural
free state	aman	—
annexed state	waman	—

References

• Association Culturelle Numidya (2025), “Amawal, dictionnaire kabyle-français en ligne”, in Amawal‎^[4], retrieved 2025
• Dallet, Jean-Marie (1982), Dictionnaire kabyle-français: parler des At Mangellat, Algérie (in French), Paris, France

Kazakh

Alternative scripts

Arabic	[Term?]
Cyrillic	aman
Latin	[Term?]

Proper noun

aman

1. Latin spelling of аман (aman, “safe”)

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈa.maːn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈaː.man]

Noun

amān

1. accusative singular of amās

Malay

Etymology

From Classical Malay امان (aman), from Arabic أَمَان (ʔamān, “tranquillity, peacefulness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aman/
• Rhymes: -aman, -man, -an

Adjective

aman (Jawi spelling امان, comparative lebih aman, superlative paling aman)

1. peaceful

Further reading

• "aman" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "aman" at PRPM first version)

Nefusa

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *ama-n.

Noun

aman pl

1. water

References

• Václav Blažek (2000), “Toward the discussion of the Berber-Nubian lexical parallels”, in Salem Chaker, editor, compiled by Salem Chaker and Andrej Zaborski, Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques. Mélanges offert à Karl-G. Prasse (in French and English), Peeters, →ISBN, page 38

Nobiin

Etymology

From Old Nubian ⲁⲙⲁⲛ- (aman-).

Noun

ámán (Coptic script ⲁⲙⲁⲛ, Arabic script امان)

1. water

Derived terms

• Aman dawū (“Nile”, literally “great water”)

References

• Václav Blažek (2000), “Toward the discussion of the Berber-Nubian lexical parallels”, in Salem Chaker, editor, compiled by Salem Chaker and Andrej Zaborski, Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques. Mélanges offert à Karl-G. Prasse (in French and English), Peeters, →ISBN, page 38

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Armenian աման (aman).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈmɑːn/

Noun

aman m (Arabic spelling ئامان)

1. vessel, container, pot

   Synonyms: derdank, devank

2. (in the plural) dishes, plates

   Synonym: firax

Declension

Declension of aman

definite masculine gender
case	singular	plural
nominative	aman	aman
construct	amanê	amanên
oblique	amanî	amanan
demonstrative oblique	wî amanî	wan amanan
vocative	amano	amanino
indefinite masculine gender
case	singular	plural
nominative	amanek	amanin
construct	amanekî	amanine
oblique	amanekî	amaninan

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971), “ամալ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 144a
• Jaba, Auguste; Justi, Ferdinand (1879), “امان”, in Dictionnaire Kurde-Français [Kurdish–French Dictionary], Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences, page 20a
• Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “aman”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 8
• Rizgar, Baran (1993), “aman”, in Kurdish–English, English–Kurdish Dictionary, London: M. F. Onen, page 22b

Northern Saharan Berber

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *am-an.

Noun

aman m pl (Mzab, Wargla, Figuig, Gourara)

1. water

References

• S. Biarnay, Etude sur le dialecte berbère de Ouargla, Ernest Leroux, Paris, 1908, page 170
• Maarten Kossmann, Grammaire du parler berbère de Figuig (Maroc oriental) (1997), page 265

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish امان (amân), from Arabic أَمَان (ʔamān, “tranquillity, peacefulness”).

Interjection

aman

1. have mercy!

Senhaja de Srair

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Afroasiatic *maʔ-

Proto-Berber *ama-ăn ← *i-amay-ăn?

Proto-Berber *ama-n

Senhaja de Srair aman

Inherited from Proto-Berber *ama-n, possibly from earlier *ama-ăn ← *i-amay-ăn, from Proto-Afroasiatic *maʔ- (“water”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aman/

Noun

aman m (usually uncountable, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵎⴰⵏ)

1. water

   Ɣur-i iger ibejbej s waman. ― I have a field filled with water.

Declension

Inflection of aman

	singular	plural
free state	aman	—
annexed state	waman	—

Related terms

• aherdan n waman (“seal, giant water bug”, literally “dog of the water”)
• rrbiɛ n waman (“green algae”, literally “grass of the water”)
• taḥeffirt n waman (“puddle”, literally “hole of the water”)

References

• Gutova, Evgeniya; Byler, Jonathan (2025), “Senhaja de Srair - English Dictionary”, in Webonary‎^[5], retrieved 2025
• Gutova, Evgeniya (2021) Senhaja Berber Varieties: Phonology, Morphology, and Morphosyntax (Thesis)‎^[6], Paris, France: HAL

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish امان (amân), from Arabic أَمَان (ʔamān, “tranquillity, peacefulness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ǎmaːn/
• Hyphenation: a‧man

Noun

àmān m inan (Cyrillic spelling а̀ма̄н)

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

Declension

Declension of aman

	singular	plural
nominative	àmān	amani
genitive	amána	amana
dative	amanu	amanima
accusative	aman	amane
vocative	amane	amani
locative	amanu	amanima
instrumental	amanom	amanima

Interjection

àmān (Cyrillic spelling а̀ма̄н)

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)

Quotations

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

Siwi

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *am-an.

Noun

amán pl

1. water

References

• Václav Blažek (2000), “Toward the discussion of the Berber-Nubian lexical parallels”, in Salem Chaker, editor, compiled by Salem Chaker and Andrej Zaborski, Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques. Mélanges offert à Karl-G. Prasse (in French and English), Peeters, →ISBN, page 38

Sokna

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *am-an.

Noun

aman m pl

1. water

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaman/ [ˈa.mãn]
• Rhymes: -aman
• Syllabification: a‧man

Verb

aman

1. third-person plural present indicative of amar

Tarifit

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Afroasiatic *maʔ-

Proto-Berber *ama-ăn ← *i-amay-ăn?

Proto-Berber *ama-n

Tarifit aman

Inherited from Proto-Berber *ama-n.

Pronunciation

• (Nador) IPA^(key): [ɛ.mɛn]
• Syllabification: a‧man
• Rhymes: -ɛn

Noun

aman m pl (Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵎⴰⵏ)

1. water
2. (by extension) any liquid

Inflection

Inflection of aman

	singular	plural
free state	—	aman
annexed state	—	waman

References

• Serhoual (2002)
• Abarrou (2024)

Tashelhit

يات تمقّيت ن وامان. (yat tmqqit n waman, “Water droplet”)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Afroasiatic *maʔ-

Proto-Berber *ama-ăn ← *i-amay-ăn?

Proto-Berber *ama-n

Medieval Tashelhit امان (aman)

Tashelhit aman

Inherited from Medieval Tashelhit امان (aman, “water”), from Proto-Berber *ama-n (“water”), possibly from earlier *ama-ăn ← *i-amay-ăn, from Proto-Afroasiatic *maʔ- (“water”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aman/

Noun

aman m pl (annexed state waman, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵎⴰⵏ, Arabic spelling آمان)

1. water

   تڭيت ام وامان، تحليت يغ تزدّيڭت، تشقّيت يغ تنڭيت.

   tgit am waman, tḥlit iɣ tzddigt, tcqit iɣ tngit.

   you are just like water, pretty if you are pure, difficult if you are overflowed.

Derived terms

• aman n marur (“mirage”)
• aman n tarwa (“sperm”)
• aman n tfiyyi (“bouillon”)
• skr aman (“to urinate”)
• tislit n waman (“rainbow”)

References

• Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 1 A–E (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/1) (in French), Leiden, Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 252b

Tausug

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /ʔaman/ [ʔɑˈmãn̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: a‧man

Verb

aman

1. to boil

Tetum

Etymology

From *ama, akin to Nias ama and Tagalog ama.

Noun

aman

1. father

Tuareg

Alternative forms

• Niger: âman
• Tifinagh: ⵎⵏ
• Arabic: امن

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *ama-n.

Noun

aman m pl

1. water

References

• Václav Blažek (2000), “Toward the discussion of the Berber-Nubian lexical parallels”, in Salem Chaker, editor, compiled by Salem Chaker and Andrej Zaborski, Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques. Mélanges offert à Karl-G. Prasse (in French and English), Peeters, →ISBN, page 38

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish امان (amân), from Arabic أَمَان (ʔamān, “tranquillity, peacefulness”).

Noun

aman (definite accusative amanı, uncountable)

1. mercy
2. quarter

Interjection

aman!

1. oh!
2. please!