عموما

Arabic

Etymology

Adverbial accusative of عُمُوم‎ (ʕumūm, “generality”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʕu.muː.man/

Adverb

عُمُومًا • (ʕumūman)

generally

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: ümumən
→ Persian: عموما‎ ('omuman)
- → Urdu: عموما‎ (ʿumūmán)
→ Uzbek: umuman

Persian

Alternative forms

عمومن‎ ('omuman) (nonstandard)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عُمُومًا‎ (ʕumūman). By surface analysis, ‎ ('omum) +‎ ‎ (-an).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /umuːman/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /ʊmuːman/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /omuːmæn/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /umuman/

Adverb

عُمُوماً • (omuman)

generally, usually

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ‎ ('umūman), from Arabic عُمُومًا‎ (ʕumūman, “generally”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ʊ.muː.mən/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /ʊ.muː.mən/
(colloquial) IPA^(key): /ə.muː.mən/
Rhymes: -ən

Adverb

عُمُوماً • (ʿumūmán) (Hindi spelling उमूमन)

generally, usually
Synonym: عام طور پر‎ (’ām tor par)

References

“عموما”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“عموما”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.

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