Aman (disambiguation)
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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 music
    Music of Turkey
    The 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 music
    Music of Greece
    The 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...

    , rebetiko
    Rebetiko
    Rebetiko, 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 layālī
    Layali
    Layālī 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 Jordan
    Aman Jordan
    AMAN Jordan is a human rights organization located in Jordan, mostly targeting women's rights cases and domestic violence against women....

    , Jordanian human rights organization
  • Amman
    Amman
    Amman 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 Negras
    Academia Militar de Agulhas Negras
    The 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 Adat
    Adat
    Adat 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 Indonesia
    Indonesia
    Indonesia , 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 Hayer
    Aman Hayer
    Amandeep 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 Johal
    Aman Johal
    Aman 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 Aman
    Theodor Aman
    Theodor 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 Verma
    Aman Verma
    Aman 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
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