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aman

аман

àmān · /ǎmaːn/

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INTERJECTION
  1. colloq. for heaven's sake!; come on!
    Aman, ljudi, pustite me da spavam! — For heaven's sake, people, let me sleep!
    Aman, koliko još treba da čekam? — Come on, how much longer do I have to wait?
  2. colloq. my goodness!; wow!
    Aman, kakva je ovo lepota! — My goodness, how beautiful this is!
NOUN
  1. dated mercy; pardon
    Pobeđeni su molili za aman. — The defeated begged for mercy.

A word of Turkish origin; in modern speech it is almost always an interjection.

AI Updated 29 September 2026