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عمن

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to staying or residing in a place, specifically referencing the city of 'Amman. It also covers the act of moving towards or arriving at this location.

Derived headwords

أَقَامَverb
  1. 1.
    he resided in the place, a residenceboth

    he resided in the place, a residence

عَمَّانname
  1. 1.
    a softened (pronunciation of a) countryboth

    a softened (pronunciation of a) country

  2. 2.
    as for that in Syria, it is 'Amman with fatḥa and shaddaboth

    as for that in Syria, it is 'Amman with fatḥa and shadda

أَعْمَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to go to Ammanboth

    To travel to or arrive at the city of Amman.

Parallel reading

عمن بالمكان : أقام به.
He stayed in the place: he resided there.
وعمان مخفف: بلد
And 'Amman, with a lighter pronunciation: a city.
وأما الذى بالشأم فهو عمان، بالفتح والتشديد.
But as for that which is in the Levant, it is 'Amman, with a fatha and shadda.
وأعمن الرجل: صار إلى عمان.
And the man went to 'Amman: he arrived at 'Amman.