كمان
See also: کمان
Arabic
Etymology
From Persian کمان (kamân, “bow, arch”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.maːn/
Noun
كَمَان • (kamān) m
Egyptian Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic كَمَا أَنْ (kamā ʔan, “as that”).
Adverb
كمان • (kamān)
- too (likewise)
- in addition
- even
- Synonym: حتّى (ḥattā)
Hijazi Arabic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈmaːn/
Etymology 1
From Arabic كَمَا أَنْ (kamā ʔan, “as that”).
Adverb
كمان • (kamān)
Synonyms
Etymology 2
Noun
كمان • (kamān) m (plural كمانات (kamānāt))
See also
North Levantine Arabic
Pronunciation
Adverb
كمان • (kamēn)
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From Persian کمان (kamân, “bow, arch”).
Noun
كمان • (keman)
- an archery bow
- Synonym: یای (yay)
- (astronomy) Sagittarius, a constellation of the Zodiac
- (astrology) Sagittarius, a zodiac sign
- violin, fiddle
Derived terms
- كمانچه (kemençe)
Descendants
- Turkish: keman
- → Albanian: qemane
- → Armenian: քեման (kʻeman)
- → Northern Kurdish: keman
- → Romanian: cheman
References
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680) “كمان”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum[1], Vienna, columns 4013–4014
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “كمان”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1572
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic كَمَا أَنْ (kamā ʔan, “as that”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.maːn/, [kaˈmæːn], [kaˈmaːn]
Audio (Jerusalem): (file)
Adverb
كمان • (kamān)
Sudanese Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic كَمَا أَنْ (kamā ʔan, “as that”).
Adverb
كمان • (kamān)
Descendants
- Juba Arabic: kamaan
- Nubi: kaman