amat

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

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

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

1. beloved

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

1. past participle of amar

amát (diminutive amat-amat)

1. gradual, step-by-step, slow

• IPA^(key): /amat/

amat

1. true

   Amat, aku bisi meda iya.

   It's true, I have seen him.

• amai

amat

1. amat

   Terang amat api!

   The fire is very bright!

• IPA^(key): [ˈʔä.mät̪̚]
• Hyphenation: a‧mat

amat

1. very

amat

1. third-person singular present active indicative of amō

amāt

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

• amāt (Courland)

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

amat

1. trade

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

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

amat (Jawi spelling امت)

1. very

   Synonyms: begitu, sangat, sungguh, sekali

   Persembahan itu amat menakjubkan!

   That performance was [very] amazing!

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

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

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ˈamat/

amat (plural ajamat)

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

• (book): amachti

• → Spanish: amate

amat

1. paper

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

amat

1. raw