амал

See also: Ямал

Adyghe

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [aːmaːl]

Noun

амал • (amal)

  1. method; ability; the mean to do something; a way to do something
  2. help, assistance, aid
  3. hope

Declension

Declension of амал
case singular plural
indefinite амалэ (amalɛ) амалэхэ (amalɛxɛ)
nominative амалэр (amalɛr) амалэхэр (amalɛxɛr)
ergative амалэм (amalɛm) амалэхэмэ (amalɛxɛmɛ)
instrumental амалэ(м)кӏэ (amalɛ(m)kʼɛ) амалэхэ(м)кӏэ (amalɛxɛ(m)kʼɛ)
invertive амалыу (amaləwu) амалэхыу (amalɛxəwu)

Eastern Mari

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑˈmɑl/
  • Rhymes: -ɑl
  • Hyphenation: амал

Noun

амал • (amal)

  1. cause, reason
    тургыжланаш амал уке
    turgyžlanaš amal uke
    there is no reason for concern
  2. excuse, pretext
  3. likeness, semblance, form
    пӧртшын амалже веле: кӧргыштыжӧ нимат уке
    pörtšyn amalže veĺe: körgyštyžö ńimat uke
    it's only the likeness of a house, there's nothing on the inside
  4. argument, reason
    тиде амал адвокатым шонаш таратыш
    tide amal advokatym šonaš taratyš
    this argument made the lawyer think
  5. case, occurrence, occasion

Declension

Declension of амал
singular plural
nominative амал (amal) амал-влак (amal-vlak)
accusative амалым (amalym) амал-влакым (amal-vlakym)
genitive амалын (amalyn) амал-влакын (amal-vlakyn)
dative амаллан (amallan) амал-влаклан (amal-vlaklan)
comitative амалге (amalge) амал-влакге (amal-vlakge)
comparative амалла (amalla) амал-влакла (amal-vlakla)
inessive амалыште (amalyšte) амал-влакыште (amal-vlakyšte)
illative short амалыш (amalyš) амал-влакыш (amal-vlakyš)
long амалышке (amalyške) амал-влакышке (amal-vlakyške)
lative амалеш (amaĺeš) амал-влакеш (amal-vlakeš)
Possessed forms of амал
singular plural
1st person амалем (amaĺem) амална (amalna)
2nd person амалет (amaĺet) амалда (amalda)
3rd person амалже (amalže) амалышт (amalyšt)

Derived terms

adjectives

References

  • J. Bradley et al. (2023) “амал”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna

Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic امال
Cyrillic амал
Latin amal

Etymology

From Persian عمل, from Arabic عَمَل (ʕamal, work, action, deed). Compare to Southern Altai эмил (emil, dexterity), etc.

Noun

амал • (amal)

  1. method
  2. action, operation

Declension

Declension of амал
singular plural
nominative амал (amal) амалдар (amaldar)
genitive амалдың (amaldyñ) амалдардың (amaldardyñ)
dative амалға (amalğa) амалдарға (amaldarğa)
accusative амалды (amaldy) амалдарды (amaldardy)
locative амалда (amalda) амалдарда (amaldarda)
ablative амалдан (amaldan) амалдардан (amaldardan)
instrumental амалмен (amalmen) амалдармен (amaldarmen)

Synonyms

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish (Turkish hamal), from Arabic حَمَّال (ḥammāl, porter).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈamaɫ]

Noun

амал • (amalm

  1. porter
  2. servant

Anagrams