imán

Meaning

1. (masculine) magnet
2. (masculine) attraction, charm

Concepts

magnet

🧲

imam

loadstone

lodestone

imaum

Synonyms

magneto

calamita

Translations

Magnet

🧲

aimant

magneet

🧲

calamita

🧲

magnete

🧲

imant

🧲

ímã

🧲

imam

μαγνήτης

imã

mıknatıs

🧲

imame

íman

Hyphenated as

i‧mán

Pronounced as (IPA)

/iˈman/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish: aymant

Cognate with English: diamond

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish aymant, apocopic form of aymante (“lodestone”), from Old French aïmant (“lodestone”), from Vulgar Latin *adimas, from Latin adamās (“very hard steel; adamant; diamond”), ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀδάμας (adámas), with the same meaning. Reinforced or reintroduced by modern French aimant (“magnet”). Cognate with English diamond. Doublet of diamante.