lament

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• UK, US: /ləˈmɛnt/
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• CMU ARPABET: L AH0 M EH1 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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A back-formation from lamentation or else from Middle French lamenter and its etymon Latin lāmentor (“to wail, weep”), from lāmentum (“wailing, moaning, weeping”); with formative -mentum, from the root *la-, probably ultimately imitative. Also see latrare.

217 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: rëngë — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Arabic: عَوِيل (ʕawīl) — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Arabic: رَثَاء (raṯāʔ) — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Arabic: مَنْدَب (mandab) — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Arabic: نُوَاح (nuwāḥ) — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Armenian: հառաչանք (haṙačʻankʻ) — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Armenian: տրտունջ (trtunǰ) — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Armenian: գանգատ (gangat) — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Bulgarian: вопъл (vopǎl) — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Bulgarian: ридание (ridanie) — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Catalan: lament — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Czech: nářek — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Czech: bědování — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Czech: truchlení — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Ewe: konyifafa — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Finnish: valitus — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• French: lamentation — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Galician: laído — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Galician: laio — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Galician: salaio — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Galician: queixume — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Galician: pranto — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Galician: pranxido — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• German: Klage — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• German: Wehklage — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• German: Klagen — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• German: Wehklagen — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Hungarian: siralom — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Hungarian: sirám — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Hungarian: panasz — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Hungarian: kesergés — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Hungarian: lamentáció — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Ido: lamento — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Irish: ong — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Irish: olagón — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Italian: lamento — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Latin: lamentum — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Macedonian: оплаку́вање (oplakúvanje) — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Macedonian: тагу́вање (tagúvanje) — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Macedonian: зави́вање (zavívanje) — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Marshallese: aelim̧ō — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Norwegian: sorg — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Persian: افسوس (afsus) — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Persian: دژوان (dožvân) — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Persian: دریغ (dariġ) — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Polish: lament — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Portuguese: lamento — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Portuguese: lamentação — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Russian: стена́ние (stenánije) — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Russian: причита́ние (pričitánije) — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Russian: завыва́ние (zavyvánije) — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Scottish Gaelic: caoidh — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Scottish Gaelic: caoineadh — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Serbo-Croatian: јадиковање — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Serbo-Croatian: ле̏ле̄к — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Serbo-Croatian: jadikovanje — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Serbo-Croatian: lȅlēk — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Sicilian: chiantu — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Spanish: lamento — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Spanish: lamentación — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Swedish: jämmer — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Swedish: klagan — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Ottoman Turkish: زار (zar) — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Yiddish: געוויין (geveyn) — expression of grief, suffering, or sadness
• Albanian: rëngë — song expressing grief
• Albanian: vajtim — song expressing grief
• Albanian: gjëmë — song expressing grief
• Albanian: Pleqërishte — song expressing grief
• Albanian: lashtërishtë — song expressing grief
• Arabic: مَرْثِيَة (marṯiya) — song expressing grief
• Armenian: եղերերգ (eġererg) — song expressing grief
• Armenian: եղերերգություն (eġerergutʻyun) — song expressing grief
• Bulgarian: елегия (elegija) — song expressing grief
• Czech: žalozpěv — song expressing grief
• Dutch: klaagzang — song expressing grief
• Ewe: konyifaha — song expressing grief
• Finnish: valitusvirsi — song expressing grief
• French: complainte — song expressing grief
• German: Klagegesang — song expressing grief
• German: Klagelied — song expressing grief
• Ancient Greek: θρῆνος (thrênos) — song expressing grief
• Hungarian: panaszdal — song expressing grief
• Hungarian: sirám — song expressing grief
• Hungarian: siralmas ének — song expressing grief
• Kazakh: жоқтау (joqtau) — song expressing grief
• Macedonian: та́жалка (tážalka) — song expressing grief
• Macedonian: еле́гија (elégija) — song expressing grief
• Māori: apakura — song expressing grief
• Māori: mōteatea — song expressing grief
• Māori: matatangitangi — song expressing grief
• Māori: takuate — song expressing grief
• Māori: tūkeka — song expressing grief
• Māori: pihe — song expressing grief
• Māori: waiata tangi — song expressing grief
• Persian: نوحه (nohe) — song expressing grief
• Persian: مرثیه (marsiye) — song expressing grief
• Polish: lament — song expressing grief
• Polish: tren — song expressing grief
• Portuguese: lamento — song expressing grief
• Russian: эле́гия (elégija) — song expressing grief
• Russian: причита́ние (pričitánije) — song expressing grief
• Russian: погреба́льная песнь (pogrebálʹnaja pesnʹ) — song expressing grief
• Russian: панихи́да (panixída) — song expressing grief
• Russian: похоро́нная песнь (poxorónnaja pesnʹ) — song expressing grief
• Scottish Gaelic: tuireadh — song expressing grief
• Scottish Gaelic: cumha — song expressing grief
• Serbo-Croatian: ту̀жбалица — song expressing grief
• Serbo-Croatian: ту́жа̄љка — song expressing grief
• Serbo-Croatian: туго̀ва̄нка — song expressing grief
• Serbo-Croatian: tùžbalica — song expressing grief
• Serbo-Croatian: túžāljka — song expressing grief
• Serbo-Croatian: tugòvānka — song expressing grief
• Sicilian: chiantu — song expressing grief
• Sicilian: lamentu — song expressing grief
• Swedish: klagosång — song expressing grief
• Arabic: بَكَى (bakā) — express grief
• Arabic: نَاحَ (nāḥa) — express grief
• Arabic: أَعْوَلَ (ʔaʕwala) — express grief
• Arabic: عَوَّلَ (ʕawwala) — express grief
• Armenian: գանգատվել (gangatvel) — express grief
• Armenian: տրտնջալ (trtnǰal) — express grief
• Assamese: বিনা (bina) — express grief
• Bulgarian: тъгувам (tǎguvam) — express grief
• Catalan: lamentar — express grief
• Ngazidja Comorian: udumbia — express grief
• Czech: náříkat — express grief
• Czech: bědovat — express grief
• Czech: truchlit — express grief
• Ewe: fa konyi — express grief
• Finnish: valittaa — express grief
• French: se lamenter — express grief
• Galician: craiar — express grief
• Galician: laiar — express grief
• Galician: salaiar — express grief
• Galician: lanxir — express grief
• German: wehklagen — express grief
• Hungarian: siránkozik — express grief
• Hungarian: jajveszékel — express grief
• Hungarian: panaszkodik — express grief
• Hungarian: sopánkodik — express grief
• Hungarian: kesereg — express grief
• Icelandic: harma — express grief
• Icelandic: syrgja — express grief
• Ido: lamentar — express grief
• Irish: caoin — express grief
• Irish: déan olagón — express grief
• Italian: lamentarsi — express grief
• Japanese: 悲しむ (kanashimu) — express grief
• Latin: dēfleō — express grief
• Latin: lamentor — express grief
• Luxembourgish: bejéimeren — express grief
• Macedonian: та́гува (táguva) — express grief
• Māori: taurere — express grief
• Māori: uhunga — express grief
• Māori: mōteatea — express grief
• Marshallese: aelim̧ō — express grief
• Norwegian: sørge — express grief
• Old English: cwiþan — express grief
• Old English: rēotan — express grief
• Persian: زاریدن (zâridan) — express grief
• Polish: lamentować — express grief
• Portuguese: lamentar — express grief
• Romanian: lamenta — express grief
• Russian: стена́ть (stenátʹ) — express grief
• Russian: пла́кать (plákatʹ) — express grief
• Russian: сокруша́ться (sokrušátʹsja) — express grief
• Russian: горева́ть (gorevátʹ) — express grief
• Russian: го́рько жа́ловаться (górʹko žálovatʹsja) — express grief
• Russian: се́товать (sétovatʹ) — express grief
• Scottish Gaelic: caoidh — express grief
• Scottish Gaelic: caoin — express grief
• Spanish: lamentar — express grief
• Swedish: jämra — express grief
• Tamil: வருந்து (varuntu) — express grief
• Telugu: శోకించు (śōkiñcu) — express grief
• Tocharian B: kwäs- — express grief
• Tocharian B: tränk- — express grief
• Arabic: بَكَى (bakā) — bewail
• Arabic: رَثَى (raṯā) — bewail
• Arabic: نَاحَ عَلَى (nāḥa ʕalā) — bewail
• Arabic: أَعْوَلَ عَلَى (ʔaʕwala ʕalā) — bewail
• Armenian: ողբալ (oġbal) — bewail
• Armenian: սգալ (sgal) — bewail
• Bulgarian: оплаквам (oplakvam) — bewail
• Catalan: lamentar — bewail
• Czech: oplakávat — bewail
• Egyptian: E9:W-E9:W-A2 (jwjw) — bewail
• Ewe: fa konyi — bewail
• Finnish: surra — bewail
• Finnish: itkeä — bewail
• Finnish: valittaa — bewail
• French: plaindre — bewail
• German: beklagen — bewail
• Gothic: 𐌵𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽 (qainōn) — bewail
• Ancient Greek: θρηνέω (thrēnéō) — bewail
• Hungarian: sirat — bewail
• Hungarian: megsirat — bewail
• Hungarian: fájlal — bewail
• Icelandic: harma — bewail
• Irish: caoin — bewail
• Irish: éagaoin — bewail
• Latin: lamentor — bewail
• Macedonian: опла́кува (oplákuva) — bewail
• Māori: uhunga — bewail
• Marshallese: aelim̧ō — bewail
• Old English: cwiþan — bewail
• Portuguese: lamentar — bewail
• Romanian: boci — bewail
• Russian: опла́кивать (oplákivatʹ) — bewail
• Russian: опла́кать (oplákatʹ) — bewail
• Scottish Gaelic: caoidh — bewail
• Scottish Gaelic: caoin — bewail
• Swedish: sörja — bewail
• Swedish: jämra — bewail
• Tamil: புலம்பு (pulampu) — bewail
• Ukrainian: опла́кувати (oplákuvaty) — bewail
• Ukrainian: опла́кати (oplákaty) — bewail