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Oman Pronunciation
Oman is pronounced oh-MAHN, IPA /oʊˈmɑn/.
oh-MAHN
US /oʊˈmɑn/
Syllables: oh · MAHN (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
proper noun: The country on the south eastern corner of the Arabian peninsula, whose capital is Muscat.
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Oman in a Sentence
- Oman faces the Arabian Sea along a long coastline.
- We flew into Oman from Dubai.
- Frankincense has been traded in Oman for millennia.
Common Mispronunciations of Oman
Not OH-muhn
Weight falls on the second syllable, MAHN. Keeping it at the front turns the name into omen or oma.
Not oh-MAN
The stressed vowel is the ah of father, not the a of man.
Tip: Two syllables, loud at the end: oh-MAHN. The adjective Omani keeps the beat in the middle.
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