amat

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin amātus, perfect passive participle of amare (“to love”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈmat]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aˈmat]
• Rhymes: -at

Adjective

amat (feminine amada, masculine plural amats, feminine plural amades)

1. beloved

Participle

amat (feminine amada, masculine plural amats, feminine plural amades)

1. past participle of amar

Hiligaynon

Adjective

amát (diminutive amat-amat)

1. gradual, step-by-step, slow

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amat/

Adjective

amat

1. true

   Amat, aku bisi meda iya.

   It's true, I have seen him.

Alternative forms

• amai

Adverb

amat

1. amat

   Terang amat api!

   The fire is very bright!

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈamat/ [ˈa.mat̪̚]
• Syllabification: a‧mat

Adverb

amat

1. so

   Synonym: begitu

Latin

Verb

amat

1. third-person singular present active indicative of amō

Verb

amāt

1. (rare) third-person singular perfect active indicative of amō

Livonian

Alternative forms

• amāt (Courland)

Etymology

Borrowing from a Germanic language, compare German Amt (“office”).

Noun

amat

1. trade

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *amat (“continuous, unceasing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amat/
• Rhymes: -amat, -mat, -at

Adverb

amat (Jawi spelling امت)

1. very

   Synonyms: begitu, sangat, sungguh, sekali

   Persembahan itu amat menakjubkan!

   That performance was [very] amazing!

Further reading

• “amat” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Pipil

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *aamatl. Compare Classical Nahuatl āmatl (“a kind of fig tree; paper”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ˈamat/

Noun

amat (plural ajamat)

1. a kind of fig tree (Ficus insipida)
2. paper
3. book, document

Synonyms

• (book): amachti

Descendants

• → Spanish: amate

Tabasco Nahuatl

Noun

amat

1. paper

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic, via a form such as Fijian mata or Gilbertese mata.

Adjective

amat

1. raw