أمة
See also: أمه
Arabic
Etymology 1
From the root ء م م (ʾ-m-m); compare أُمّ (ʾumm, “mother”). Compare Hebrew אומה \ אֻמָּה (ʾummā).
Declension
Declension of noun أُمَّة (ʾumma)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | أُمَّة ʾumma |
الْأُمَّة al-ʾumma |
أُمَّة ʾummat |
Nominative | أُمَّةٌ ʾummatun |
الْأُمَّةُ al-ʾummatu |
أُمَّةُ ʾummatu |
Accusative | أُمَّةً ʾummatan |
الْأُمَّةَ al-ʾummata |
أُمَّةَ ʾummata |
Genitive | أُمَّةٍ ʾummatin |
الْأُمَّةِ al-ʾummati |
أُمَّةِ ʾummati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | أُمَّتَيْن ʾummatayn |
الْأُمَّتَيْن al-ʾummatayn |
أُمَّتَيْ ʾummatay |
Nominative | أُمَّتَانِ ʾummatāni |
الْأُمَّتَانِ al-ʾummatāni |
أُمَّتَا ʾummatā |
Accusative | أُمَّتَيْنِ ʾummatayni |
الْأُمَّتَيْنِ al-ʾummatayni |
أُمَّتَيْ ʾummatay |
Genitive | أُمَّتَيْنِ ʾummatayni |
الْأُمَّتَيْنِ al-ʾummatayni |
أُمَّتَيْ ʾummatay |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | أُمَم ʾumam |
الْأُمَم al-ʾumam |
أُمَم ʾumam |
Nominative | أُمَمٌ ʾumamun |
الْأُمَمُ al-ʾumamu |
أُمَمُ ʾumamu |
Accusative | أُمَمًا ʾumaman |
الْأُمَمَ al-ʾumama |
أُمَمَ ʾumama |
Genitive | أُمَمٍ ʾumamin |
الْأُمَمِ al-ʾumami |
أُمَمِ ʾumami |
Etymology 2
From Proto-Semitic *ʾamt-.
Noun
أَمَة • (ʾama) f (plural إِمَاء (ʾimāʾ) or آمٍ (ʾāmin) or إِمْوَان (ʾimwān) or أُمْوَان (ʾumwān) or أَمْوَان (ʾamwān) or أَمَات (ʾamāt), masculine عَبْد (ʿabd))
Usage notes
Only إِمَاء (ʾimāʾ) is known as a plural today, the other forms are obsolete and mostly poetical.
Declension
Declension of noun أَمَة (ʾama)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | أَمَة ʾama |
الْأَمَة al-ʾama |
أَمَة ʾamat |
Nominative | أَمَةٌ ʾamatun |
الْأَمَةُ al-ʾamatu |
أَمَةُ ʾamatu |
Accusative | أَمَةً ʾamatan |
الْأَمَةَ al-ʾamata |
أَمَةَ ʾamata |
Genitive | أَمَةٍ ʾamatin |
الْأَمَةِ al-ʾamati |
أَمَةِ ʾamati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | أَمَتَيْن ʾamatayn |
الْأَمَتَيْن al-ʾamatayn |
أَمَتَيْ ʾamatay |
Nominative | أَمَتَانِ ʾamatāni |
الْأَمَتَانِ al-ʾamatāni |
أَمَتَا ʾamatā |
Accusative | أَمَتَيْنِ ʾamatayni |
الْأَمَتَيْنِ al-ʾamatayni |
أَمَتَيْ ʾamatay |
Genitive | أَمَتَيْنِ ʾamatayni |
الْأَمَتَيْنِ al-ʾamatayni |
أَمَتَيْ ʾamatay |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote; broken plural triptote in ـٍ (-in); sound feminine plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | إِمَاء; آمِي; إِمْوَان; أُمْوَان; أَمْوَان; أَمَات ʾimāʾ; ʾāmī; ʾimwān; ʾumwān; ʾamwān; ʾamāt |
الْإِمَاء; الْآمِي; الْإِمْوَان; الْأُمْوَان; الْأَمْوَان; الْأَمَات al-ʾimāʾ; al-ʾāmī; al-ʾimwān; al-ʾumwān; al-ʾamwān; al-ʾamāt |
إِمَاء; آمِي; إِمْوَان; أُمْوَان; أَمْوَان; أَمَات ʾimāʾ; ʾāmī; ʾimwān; ʾumwān; ʾamwān; ʾamāt |
Nominative | إِمَاءٌ; آمٍ; إِمْوَانٌ; أُمْوَانٌ; أَمْوَانٌ; أَمَاتٌ ʾimāʾun; ʾāmin; ʾimwānun; ʾumwānun; ʾamwānun; ʾamātun |
الْإِمَاءُ; الْآمِي; الْإِمْوَانُ; الْأُمْوَانُ; الْأَمْوَانُ; الْأَمَاتُ al-ʾimāʾu; al-ʾāmī; al-ʾimwānu; al-ʾumwānu; al-ʾamwānu; al-ʾamātu |
إِمَاءُ; آمِي; إِمْوَانُ; أُمْوَانُ; أَمْوَانُ; أَمَاتُ ʾimāʾu; ʾāmī; ʾimwānu; ʾumwānu; ʾamwānu; ʾamātu |
Accusative | إِمَاءً; آمِيًا; إِمْوَانًا; أُمْوَانًا; أَمْوَانًا; أَمَاتٍ ʾimāʾan; ʾāmiyan; ʾimwānan; ʾumwānan; ʾamwānan; ʾamātin |
الْإِمَاءَ; الْآمِيَ; الْإِمْوَانَ; الْأُمْوَانَ; الْأَمْوَانَ; الْأَمَاتِ al-ʾimāʾa; al-ʾāmiya; al-ʾimwāna; al-ʾumwāna; al-ʾamwāna; al-ʾamāti |
إِمَاءَ; آمِيَ; إِمْوَانَ; أُمْوَانَ; أَمْوَانَ; أَمَاتِ ʾimāʾa; ʾāmiya; ʾimwāna; ʾumwāna; ʾamwāna; ʾamāti |
Genitive | إِمَاءٍ; آمٍ; إِمْوَانٍ; أُمْوَانٍ; أَمْوَانٍ; أَمَاتٍ ʾimāʾin; ʾāmin; ʾimwānin; ʾumwānin; ʾamwānin; ʾamātin |
الْإِمَاءِ; الْآمِي; الْإِمْوَانِ; الْأُمْوَانِ; الْأَمْوَانِ; الْأَمَاتِ al-ʾimāʾi; al-ʾāmī; al-ʾimwāni; al-ʾumwāni; al-ʾamwāni; al-ʾamāti |
إِمَاءِ; آمِي; إِمْوَانِ; أُمْوَانِ; أَمْوَانِ; أَمَاتِ ʾimāʾi; ʾāmī; ʾimwāni; ʾumwāni; ʾamwāni; ʾamāti |
Derived terms
- أُمَيَّة (ʾumayya, diminutive)
- تَأَمَّى (taʾammā, “to take as maid”, form V)
- اِسْتَأْمَى (istaʾmā, “to take as maid”, form X)
References
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “أمة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 103
- Nöldeke, Theodor (1910) Neue Beiträge zur semitischen Sprachwissenschaft (in German), Straßburg: Karl J. Trübner, page 130
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