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أَمام
in front of /ʔaˈmaːm/
nounA1#338 most common
Also: before (in place), opposite, ahead of
Example sentences
البيت أمام المدرسة.
The house is in front of the school.
وقفتُ أمام الباب.
I stood in front of the door.
هناك سيارة كبيرة أمام المنزل.
There is a big car in front of the house.
تحدّثتُ أمام الجميع دون خوف.
I spoke in front of everyone without fear.
أمامنا فرصةٌ كبيرة يجب ألّا نُضيّعها.
Before us lies a great opportunity that we must not waste.
وقف الخطيبُ أمام الحشد الغفير وألقى كلمته دون أن يرتبك.
The orator stood before the vast crowd and delivered his speech without faltering.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | أَمامٌ | |
| Genitive | أَمامٍ | |
| Accusative | أَمامَ | |
| Vocative |
Word family
إِمامleader, prayer leader
أَمَّto head toward, to lead
أَمامِيّfrontal, anteriorإِمامةleadership, imamate
Etymology
Amām comes from the Semitic triliteral root hamza-mim-mim, which carries the sense of fronting, heading toward, and leading. The verb amma means to head for or to lead, and the noun imām means the one who stands in front. Amām names the space that lies ahead, so the word literally points to what is before you.
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