امام
Ottoman Turkish
Alternative forms
- իմամ (imam) — Armeno-Turkish
- (plural) էիմմէ (eimme), էյիմմէթ (eyimmet) — Armeno-Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic إِمَام (ʔimām).
Noun
امام • (imam) (definite accusative امامی (imamı), plural ائمه (eimme))
Declension
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Descendants
- Turkish: imam
- → Albanian: imam
- →? Armenian: իմամ (imam)
- → Bulgarian: има́м (imám)
- → Greek: ιμάμης (imámis)
- → Hungarian: imám
- → Macedonian: имам (imam)
- → Serbo-Croatian: ìmām
References
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “imam”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2157b
- Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962), “imâm”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat[1] (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 516b
- Karapetean, Petros Zēkʻi (1912), “امام”, in Mec baṙaran ōsmanerēnē hayerēn [Great Ottoman–Armenian Dictionary], Constantinople: Aršak Karōean, page 119a
- Kélékian, Diran (1911), “امام”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 142a
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “imam”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Pōzačean, Yakovbos (1841), “իմամ [imam]”, in Hamaṙōt baṙaran i tačkakanē i hay [Concise Ottoman–Armenian Dictionary][3], Vienna: Mekhitarist Press, page 310b
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “امام”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[4], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 194a
- Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901), “امام”, in قاموس تركی [kamus-ı türki] (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 162a
Pashto
Etymology
Noun
امام • (emām) m
Persian
Alternative forms
- امیم (imēm / emim) (imala)
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic إِمَام (ʔimām).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔi.ˈmaːm/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɪ.mɑ́ːm]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔe.mɒ́ːm]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔi.mɔ́m]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | imām |
| Dari reading? | imām |
| Iranian reading? | emâm |
| Tajik reading? | imom |
Noun
امام • (imām / emâm) (plural اَئمّه (a'imma / a'emme), or امامان (imāmān / emâmân), Tajik spelling имом)
Related terms
- اِمامی (imāmī / emâmi)
- اِمامَت (imāmat / emâmat)
Descendants
- → Gujarati: ઇમામ (imām)
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian اِمَام (imām), borrowed from Arabic إِمَام (ʔimām).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɪ.mɑːm/
- Rhymes: -ɑːm
Noun
اِمام • (imām) m (Hindi spelling इमाम)