See also: Ямал

Adyghe

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Noun

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амал (amal)

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

Declension

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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

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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

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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)
illative (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

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adjectives

References

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

Kazakh

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Alternative scripts
Arabic امال
Cyrillic амал
Latin amal

Etymology

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

Noun

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амал (amal)

  1. method
  2. action, operation

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Macedonian

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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амал (amalm

  1. porter
  2. servant

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