amâna

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amâna

/a.mɨˈna/

Rhymes with -a

Where it comes from

Probably from mâine (compare the variant form mâne), possibly based on a Latin construction ad māne, or on a hypothetical adverbial form *amâne in Romanian. Compare Aromanian amãn, amãnari. Similar semantic development in French ajourner.

verb a amâna 1st conjugation · amână · amânat · a amâna · amânând

to delay, postpone, put off
Similar: întârzia
to adjourn, suspend

In English

stay to postpone
put off to delay
indulge to grant extension to payment
procrastinate put off; to delay taking action
table to postpone
delay to put off until a later time
adjourn to postpone
postpone to delay or put off an event
suspend to halt temporarily
prolong to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone

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"amâna." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/am%C3%A2na. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Chicago

"amâna." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/am%C3%A2na.

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@misc{ama_na_2026,
  title = {amâna},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/am%C3%A2na},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}