زمان
See also: رمان
Arabic
Alternative forms
- زَمَن (zaman)
Etymology
Alternative form of زَمَن (zaman) from Proto-Semitic *zaman-, from the root ز م ن (z-m-n).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /za.maːn/
Noun
زَمَان • (zamān) m (plural أَزْمِنَة (ʾazmina))
Declension
Declension of noun زَمَان (zamān)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | زَمَان zamān |
الزَّمَان az-zamān |
زَمَان zamān |
| Nominative | زَمَانٌ zamānun |
الزَّمَانُ az-zamānu |
زَمَانُ zamānu |
| Accusative | زَمَانًا zamānan |
الزَّمَانَ az-zamāna |
زَمَانَ zamāna |
| Genitive | زَمَانٍ zamānin |
الزَّمَانِ az-zamāni |
زَمَانِ zamāni |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | زَمَانَيْن zamānayn |
الزَّمَانَيْن az-zamānayn |
زَمَانَيْ zamānay |
| Nominative | زَمَانَانِ zamānāni |
الزَّمَانَانِ az-zamānāni |
زَمَانَا zamānā |
| Accusative | زَمَانَيْنِ zamānayni |
الزَّمَانَيْنِ az-zamānayni |
زَمَانَيْ zamānay |
| Genitive | زَمَانَيْنِ zamānayni |
الزَّمَانَيْنِ az-zamānayni |
زَمَانَيْ zamānay |
| Plural | broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أَزْمِنَة ʾazmina |
الْأَزْمِنَة al-ʾazmina |
أَزْمِنَة ʾazminat |
| Nominative | أَزْمِنَةٌ ʾazminatun |
الْأَزْمِنَةُ al-ʾazminatu |
أَزْمِنَةُ ʾazminatu |
| Accusative | أَزْمِنَةً ʾazminatan |
الْأَزْمِنَةَ al-ʾazminata |
أَزْمِنَةَ ʾazminata |
| Genitive | أَزْمِنَةٍ ʾazminatin |
الْأَزْمِنَةِ al-ʾazminati |
أَزْمِنَةِ ʾazminati |
References
- Freytag, Georg (1833), “زمان”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 256
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “زمن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Malay
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zaman/
- Rhymes: -aman, -man, -an
Noun
زمان (Rumi spelling zaman, plural زمان٢)
- age (particular period of time in history)
Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian [script needed] (ODNA) / [script needed] (ẕmʾn' /zamān/) (Manichaean Middle Persian [script needed] (zmʾn /zamān/)), from Assyrian Akkadian [script needed] (zimān). Compare Parthian [Manichaean needed] (jmʾn /žamān/), Gurani ژەمەن (žaman, “meal”), Central Kurdish ژەم (žam, “meal”) and Old Armenian ժաման (žaman), ժամանակ (žamanak), Iranian borrowings.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /zæˈmɒːn/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): [zæˈmɒn]
Noun
| Dari Persian | زمان |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | زمان |
| Tajiki Persian | замон (zamon) |
زمان • (zamân)
- time (referring to a broad time period like epoch, period, season, etc. It is not the type of time that one reads from a watch or a clock)
- (physics) time
- season
- epoch
- (grammar) tense
- death
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- Kaufman, Stephen A. (1974) The Akkadian Influences on Aramaic (The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago Assyriological Studies; 19), Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, pages 91–92
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