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Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
From Koine Greek ἀμήν (amḗn), from Biblical Hebrew אמן (amén, “certainly, truly”).
Interjection
аминъ • (aminŭ)
- amen
Old Novgorodian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic аминъ / ⰰⰿⰻⱀⱏ (aminŭ), from Koine Greek ᾱ̓μήν (āmḗn), from Biblical Hebrew אָמֵן. Cognate with Old East Slavic аминъ (aminŭ), Old Ruthenian аминь (aminʹ).
Pronunciation
Interjection
аминъ • (aminŭ)
- amen
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