English Explanatory Dictionary

amanat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Native American hostage taken by Russian colonists.

Pronunciation

/æməˈnɑːt/

Word forms

amanat amanats amanaty

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian амана́т (amanát, “hostage”), via a Turkic language from Arabic أَمَانَة (ʔamāna, “surety”).

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