uman

See also: Uman and umân

Antigua and Barbuda Creole English

Etymology

From English woman.

Noun

uman

1. woman

References

• Karl Martin Loeffler Reisman, "The Isle is Full of Noises": A Study of Creole in the Speech Patterns of Antigua (1964)

Aukan

Etymology

From English woman.

Noun

uman

1. woman
2. female
3. wife

Synonyms

• mama (woman)
• folow (wife)

References

• Aukan-English Dictionary (SIL)

Brooke's Point Palawano

Noun

uman

1. chicken flea

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦲꦸꦩꦤ꧀ (uman, “tongue-lashing”), from Old Javanese *uman (“to abuse; to blame”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʊman]
• Hyphenation: uman

Noun

uman (uncountable)

1. (dialect) tongue-lashing.

   Synonyms: cerca, umpat

Derived terms

• menguman
• menguman-uman

Further reading

• “uman” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English woman.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uman/

Noun

uman (plural uman dem, quantified uman)

1. woman
   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, 1 Korintiyan 11:11:

     Dat no miin se man kyan du widout uman ar uman widout man, kaaz Gad neva mek dem fi du widout dem wan aneda.

     So then, I have to insist that in the Lord, neither is woman inferior to man nor is man inferior to woman.

Adjective

uman

1. female

   uman daag, man daag

   female dog, male dog

Coordinate terms

• man

Further reading

• uman at majstro.com

Ladin

Etymology

From Latin hūmānus.

Adjective

uman m (feminine singular umana, masculine plural umans, feminine plural umanes)

1. human

Maltese

Etymology

From Italian umano and/or Sicilian umanu, from Latin hūmānus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uˈmaːn/

Adjective

uman (feminine singular umana, plural umani)

1. human

   Antonym: inuman

   • 2018, Antoinette Borg, Amina, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:

     Pereżempju qatt innutajtu s-simetrija bilaterali perfetta tal-ġwienaħ ta’ farfett, tad-denb ta’ pagun, jew għall-inqas tal-wiċċ uman?

     For example, have you ever noticed the perfect bilateral symmetry of a butterfly’s wings, a peacock’s tail, or at least the human face?

2. (nominalised, fairly rare) human being; man

   Synonym: bniedem

Related terms

• inuman
• inumanità
• umanament
• umanist (umanista)
• umanitarjaniżmu
• umanitarju
• umanità
• umaniżmu
• umanizza
• umanizzazzjoni

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin hūmānus. From the 13th century.

Pronunciation

• (Laguedocian) IPA^(key): [yˈma]
• (Provençau) IPA^(key): [yˈmãᵑ]

• Audio:

  (file)

Adjective

uman m (feminine singular umana, masculine plural umans, feminine plural umanas)

1. human

Noun

uman m (plural umans)

1. human

Derived terms

• umanisme
• umanista

Related terms

• umanitat

Piedmontese

Alternative forms

• üman

Etymology

From Latin hūmānus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /yˈmaŋ/

Adjective

uman

1. human

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin hūmānus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uˈman/

• Audio:

  (file)

Adjective

uman m or n (feminine singular umană, masculine plural umani, feminine and neuter plural umane)

1. human, humane

Declension

Declension of uman

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	uman		umană		umani	umane
	definite	umanul		umana		umanii	umanele
genitive- dative	indefinite	uman		umane		umani	umane
	definite	umanului		umanei		umanelor	umanilor

Noun

uman m (plural umani)

1. human

Declension

Declension of uman

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	uman	umanul		umani	umanii
genitive-dative	uman	umanului		umani	umanilor
vocative	umanule			umanilor

Romansch

Alternative forms

• human (Sursilvan)
• umaun (Puter)

Etymology

From Latin hūmānus.

Adjective

uman m (feminine singular umana, masculine plural umans, feminine plural umanas)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) human

Noun

uman m (plural umans; feminine umana, plural umanas)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Surmiran, Vallader) (male) human being

   Synonyms: (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) carstgaun, (Sutsilvan) carstgàn, (Surmiran) carstgang

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *umьnъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ûːman/
• Hyphenation: u‧man

Adjective

ȗman (Cyrillic spelling у̑ман, definite ȗmnī, comparative umniji)

1. wise, smart
2. (in definite forms) mental, intellectual

Declension

positive indefinite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		uman	umna	umno
genitive		umna	umne	umna
dative		umnu	umnoj	umnu
accusative	inanimate animate	uman umna	umnu	umno
vocative		uman	umna	umno
locative		umnu	umnoj	umnu
instrumental		umnim	umnom	umnim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		umni	umne	umna
genitive		umnih	umnih	umnih
dative		umnim(a)	umnim(a)	umnim(a)
accusative		umne	umne	umna
vocative		umni	umne	umna
locative		umnim(a)	umnim(a)	umnim(a)
instrumental		umnim(a)	umnim(a)	umnim(a)

positive definite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		umni	umna	umno
genitive		umnog(a)	umne	umnog(a)
dative		umnom(u/e)	umnoj	umnom(u/e)
accusative	inanimate animate	umni umnog(a)	umnu	umno
vocative		umni	umna	umno
locative		umnom(e/u)	umnoj	umnom(e/u)
instrumental		umnim	umnom	umnim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		umni	umne	umna
genitive		umnih	umnih	umnih
dative		umnim(a)	umnim(a)	umnim(a)
accusative		umne	umne	umna
vocative		umni	umne	umna
locative		umnim(a)	umnim(a)	umnim(a)
instrumental		umnim(a)	umnim(a)	umnim(a)

comparative forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		umniji	umnija	umnije
genitive		umnijeg(a)	umnije	umnijeg(a)
dative		umnijem(u)	umnijoj	umnijem(u)
accusative	inanimate animate	umniji umnijeg(a)	umniju	umnije
vocative		umniji	umnija	umnije
locative		umnijem(u)	umnijoj	umnijem(u)
instrumental		umnijim	umnijom	umnijim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		umniji	umnije	umnija
genitive		umnijih	umnijih	umnijih
dative		umnijim(a)	umnijim(a)	umnijim(a)
accusative		umnije	umnije	umnija
vocative		umniji	umnije	umnija
locative		umnijim(a)	umnijim(a)	umnijim(a)
instrumental		umnijim(a)	umnijim(a)	umnijim(a)

superlative forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		najumniji	najumnija	najumnije
genitive		najumnijeg(a)	najumnije	najumnijeg(a)
dative		najumnijem(u)	najumnijoj	najumnijem(u)
accusative	inanimate animate	najumniji najumnijeg(a)	najumniju	najumnije
vocative		najumniji	najumnija	najumnije
locative		najumnijem(u)	najumnijoj	najumnijem(u)
instrumental		najumnijim	najumnijom	najumnijim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		najumniji	najumnije	najumnija
genitive		najumnijih	najumnijih	najumnijih
dative		najumnijim(a)	najumnijim(a)	najumnijim(a)
accusative		najumnije	najumnije	najumnija
vocative		najumniji	najumnije	najumnija
locative		najumnijim(a)	najumnijim(a)	najumnijim(a)
instrumental		najumnijim(a)	najumnijim(a)	najumnijim(a)

References

• “uman”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025