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amanat

Syllables: a·ma·nat/æməˈnɑːt/

amanat noun: a Native American hostage taken by Russian colonists.

Noun

amanat (plural amanats or amanaty)

  1. (historical) A Native American hostage taken by Russian colonists.
    • Kuznetsov — his Aleut name is unknown — had been given to Russian fur traders as an amanat (hostage).1990, Richard A. Pierce, Russian America: A Biographical Dictionary, page xvii
    • According to Davydov (1812, 2:54, 132), the chief of the Ugalakhmiut Eyak specially came to Kodiak for a meeting with his son, who was an amanat among the Russians.2002, European Review of Native American Studies

Forms of amanat

pluralamanats
pluralamanaty

Origin of amanat

Borrowed from Russian амана́т (amanát, “hostage”), via a Turkic language from Arabic أَمَانَة (ʔamāna, “surety”).

Questions about amanat

What does amanat mean?
Amanat means a Native American hostage taken by Russian colonists.
What part of speech is amanat?
Amanat is a noun.
How do you pronounce amanat?
Amanat is pronounced /æməˈnɑːt/.
What is the plural of amanat?
The plural of amanat is amanats.

Words near amanat in the dictionary

  1. AMAN
  2. Amana Colonies
  3. Amanab
  4. Amanar
  5. Amanars
  6. amanat
  7. amanats
  8. amanaty
  9. Amanayé
  10. amand
  11. Amanda

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