Aman (disambiguation)
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Aman
is a fictitious location in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, also known as the Undying Lands.
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is a fictitious location in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, also known as the Undying Lands.
Aman may also refer to:
- Aman, an Indian name
- Aman, a word used for vocal improvisation, or interjected after a line of lyrics, by female singers in Turkish musicMusic of TurkeyThe music of Turkey includes diverse elements ranging from Central Asian folk music and has many copies and references of Byzantine music, Greek music, Ottoman music, Persian music, Balkan music, as well as more modern European and American popular music influences...
and Greek musicMusic of GreeceThe music of Greece is as diverse and celebrated as its history. Greek music separates into two parts: Greek traditional music and Byzantine music, with more eastern sounds...
, rebetikoRebetikoRebetiko, plural rebetika, , occasionally transliterated as Rembetiko, is a term used today to designate originally disparate kinds of urban Greek folk music which have come to be grouped together since the so-called rebetika revival, which started in the 1960s and developed further from the early...
, in a style known as amanes. The word is derived from Arabic أمان amān meaning 'security, safety; peace; shelter, protection', and is used in singing to express deep longing. Its use in vocal improvisation is comparable to Arabic layālīLayaliLayālī is a style of unmetered modal improvisation, based on a maqam, performed by a singing voice in Arabic music. It is similar to the taqsim, which is performed by a solo instrument....
. - Military Intelligence Directorate (Israel), Hebrew abbreviation Aman
- AMAN JordanAman JordanAMAN Jordan is a human rights organization located in Jordan, mostly targeting women's rights cases and domestic violence against women....
, Jordanian human rights organization - AmmanAmmanAmman is the capital of Jordan. It is the country's political, cultural and commercial centre and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The Greater Amman area has a population of 2,842,629 as of 2010. The population of Amman is expected to jump from 2.8 million to almost...
, the capital of Jordan - Academia Militar de Agulhas NegrasAcademia Militar de Agulhas NegrasThe Academia Militar das Agulhas Negras is the biggest among several schools of formation of combatant officers of the Brazilian Army...
, the Brazilian Army military academy - A.M.A.N.A.M.A.N.A.M.A.N., was a Greek television parody show and the natural continuation of another TV show called Comfusio that was aired by ERT3 in the early 1990s. A.M.A.N began after the death of their friend and broadcaster Antonis Pararas and the capital letters translates the word "Αντώνη Μας Άφησες Νωρίς"...
, a television comedy series aired by ANT1 in Greece - AMAN acute motor axonal neuropathy
- Dubai Insurance and Reinsurance Company, abbreviated as AMAN in Arabic
- Aliansi Masyarakat AdatAdatAdat in Indonesian-Malay culture is the set of cultural norms, values, customs and practices found among specific ethnic groups in Indonesia, the southern Philippines and Malaysia...
Nasional, an IndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
n NGO defending customary communities' rights - Aman (film)
People
- Aman HayerAman HayerAmandeep Singh Hayer, better known as Aman Hayer, is a British Asian music artist and producer, born and based in the United Kingdom. The Bhangra producer, lyricist, director, musician and singer has worked on numerous albums since 2002...
, Bhangra musician - Aman JohalAman JohalAman Johal is an Indo-Canadian film actor.Film credits include Bad News Bears , Juno and as Ahmet from India in the 2009 film Jennifer's Body...
, American film actor - Theodor AmanTheodor AmanTheodor Aman was a Romanian painter of Armenian descent. His style is often considered to be a predecessor of Impressionism.He is buried in Bellu cemetery.-External links:...
,Romanian painter - Aman VermaAman VermaAman Yatan Verma is a TV show anchor and an actor. He co-hosted with Mini Mathur in the first season of Indian Idol on Sony Entertainment Television and hosted Zee TV's Zee Cinestars.-Career:...
, Indian actor