English Explanatory Dictionary

Amman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The capital city of Jordan.
  2. A governorate of Jordan around the capital.
name
  1. A river in Carmarthenshire and Neath Port Talbot borough county borough, Wales, which joins the River Loughor at Pantyffynnon.
name
  1. Synonym of Mariamman (“rain goddess”).

Pronunciation

/əˈmɑːn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Amman.wav /ɑːˈmɑːn/

Word forms

Amman

Etymology

From Arabic عَمَّان (ʕammān).

Synonyms

Philadelphia Mariamman

Related words

Ammani

Derived words

Ammanford Brynamman Cwmamman
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