amén
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Spanish
Etymology
From Ecclesiastical Latin āmēn, from Ancient Greek ἀμήν (amḗn), from Biblical Hebrew אָמֵן (ʾāmēn, “certainly, truly”).
Pronunciation
Interjection
amén
- amen (at the end of religious prayers: so be it)
See also
Further reading
- “amén”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28