zaman

Etymology

From Cariban

Noun

zaman

1. Albizia saman, a large tropical tree in the pea family.
   • 1995, Madison Smartt Bell, All souls' rising‎, page 327:

     On shore, the mule's pinkish ears revolved lazily in the shade of the zaman tree.

See also

• Albizia saman on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• namaz

Etymology

From Malay zaman, from Persian زمان‎ (zamân), from Middle Persian [script needed] (zamān).

Noun

zaman

1. age (particular period of time in history)
2. era

Alternative forms

• زمان‎

Etymology

From Persian زمان‎ (zamân), from Middle Persian [script needed] (zamān).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

zaman (Jawi spelling زمان, plural zaman-zaman)

1. age (particular period of time in history)

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish زمان‎ (zaman), from Persian زمان‎ (zamân).

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *za vъ manъ; compare za, u, mána.

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *za vъ manъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zaˈmán/
• Tonal orthography: zamȁn

Adverb

zamàn

1. in vain, without success

   vse je zaman

   it's all in vain

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish زمان‎ (zamān), from Old Anatolian Turkish [script needed] (zamān), either from Arabic زَمَان‎ (zamān) or Persian زمان‎ (zamân).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zɑˈmɑ́n]
• IPA^(key): [zɑˈmɑːn] (when followed by a vowel)

Noun

zaman (definite accusative zamanı, plural zamanlar)

1. 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)
2. epoch
3. era
4. (grammar) tense

See also

• zaman zaman