# 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: /ʕu.maːn/

#### Proper noun

عُمَان • (ʕumān) f
* Oman (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

##### Derived terms

* عُمَانِيّ (ʕumāniyy)

##### Descendants

* → Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܥܘܼܡܵܢ (ˁūmān)
* ⇒ Japanese: オマーン (Omān)
* → 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: /ʕam.maːn/

#### Proper noun

عَمَّان • (ʕammān) f
* Amman (the capital city of Jordan)
* Amman (a governorate of Jordan)

##### Derived terms

* عَمَّانِيّ (ʕammāniyy)

##### Descendants

* → Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܥܲܡܵܐܢ (ˁammān)
* → Persian: عمان ('ammân)
* → Punjabi: عَمّان (ʻammān)
* → Sindhi: عمان
* → Urdu: عَمّان ('ammān)

#### References

* Wehr, Hans (1979) “عمان”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

### Etymology 3
#### Noun

عَمَّانِ • (ʕammāni) m du
* nominative dual of عَمّ (ʕamm)

## Ottoman Turkish
### Etymology

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

### Proper noun

عمان • (Aman)
* Amman (the capital of Jordan)

#### Descendants

* Turkish: Amman

### Further reading

* 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

Borrowed from Arabic عُمَان (ʕumān).

#### Pronunciation

* (Classical Persian) IPA: [ʔu.ˈmɑːn]
* (Dari, formal) IPA: [ʔʊ.mɑ́ːn]
* (Dari, formal) IPA: [ʔʊ.mɑ́ːn]
** (Kabuli) IPA: [ʔʊ.mɑ́ːn]
** (Hazaragi) IPA: [ʔu.mɔ́ːn]
* (Iran, formal) IPA: [ʔo.mɒ́ːn]
* (Tajik, formal) IPA: [ʔu.mɔ́n]

#### Proper noun

| Dari | عمان |
| Iranian Persian | عمان |
| Tajik | Умон |
عمان • ('omân)
* Oman (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

##### Derived terms

* عمانی ('omâni)

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic عَمَّان (ʕammān).

#### Alternative forms

* امان (ammân)

#### Pronunciation

* (Classical Persian) IPA: [ʔam.ˈmɑːn]
* (Dari, formal) IPA: [ʔäm.mɑ́ːn]
* (Dari, formal) IPA: [ʔäm.mɑ́ːn]
** (Kabuli) IPA: [ʔäm.mɑ́ːn]
** (Hazaragi) IPA: [ʔäm.mɔ́ːn]
* (Iran, formal) IPA: [ʔæm.mɒ́ːn]
* (Tajik, formal) IPA: [ʔäm.mɔ́n]

#### Proper noun

| Dari | عمان |
| Iranian Persian | عمان |
| Tajik | Аммон |
عمان • ('ammân)
* Amman (the capital city of Jordan)

## Punjabi
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic عُمَان (ʕumān).

#### Proper noun

عُمان • (ʻumān) ? (Gurmukhi spelling ਉਮਾਨ)
* 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)
* Amman (the capital city of Jordan)

## Sindhi
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic عُمَان (ʕumān).

#### Proper noun

عمان • (transliteration needed) ?
* Oman (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic عَمَّان (ʕammān).

#### Proper noun

عمان • (transliteration needed) ?
* Amman (the capital city of Jordan)

## South Levantine Arabic

Picture dictionary :
عمان
الأردن
عمّان
إربد
الزرقا
رصيفة
وادي السير
سحاب
الرمثا
صويلح
مفرق
مادبا
السلط
جرش
عجلون :
* بلاد الشامبلاد الشام
* الأردنالأردن

### Etymology 1

From Arabic عَمَّان (ʕammān).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʕam.maːn/, [ʕamˈmæːn]
* Audio (Ramallah):(file)

#### Proper noun

عمّان • (ʕammān) f
* Amman (the capital city of Jordan)

### Etymology 2
#### Proper noun

عمان • (ʕumān) f
* Oman (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

## Urdu
### Etymology 1

Picture dictionary :
عمان
ترکی
قبرص
لبنان
شام
فلسطین
اسرائیل
اُردن
مصر
کردستان
عراق
کویت
ایران
سعودی عرب
بحرین
قطر
متحدہ عرب امارات
عمان
یمن :
* شامشام
* اسرائیلاسرائیل
* گلیلگلیل
* ہندوستانہندوستان
Borrowed from Arabic عُمَان (ʕumān).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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), تُرْکِیَہ (turkiya), قِبْرِص (qibris) فِلِسْطِین (filistīn) اِسْرائِیل (isrāīl) لِبْنان (libnān) یَمَن (yaman) عُمان ('umān) مُتَّحِدَہ عَرَب اِمارات (muttahida 'arab imārāt) قَطَر (qatar) بَحْرِین (bahrīn) کُوَیت (kuvait)

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic عَمَّان (ʕammān).

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Urdu) IPA: /əm.mɑːn/
* Rhymes: -ɑːn

#### Proper noun

عَمّان • ('ammān) m (Hindi spelling अम्मान)
* Amman (the capital city of Jordan)