amanaty
Syllables: a·ma·na·ty/æməˈnɑːti/
amanaty is the plural of amanat.
Meaning of amanat
Noun
amanat (plural amanats or amanaty)
- 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
Origin of amanaty
Borrowed from Russian амана́ты (amanáty, “hostages”), plural of амана́т (amanát, “hostage”), ultimately from Arabic أَمَانَة (ʔamāna, “surety”).
Questions about amanaty
- What is amanaty the plural of?
- Amanaty is the plural of amanat.
- How do you pronounce amanaty?
- Amanaty is pronounced /æməˈnɑːti/.
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