أمين

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See also: آمين, آمین, and امین

Arabic

Root
ء م ن (ʔ m n)
15 terms

Etymology 1

    From the root ء م ن (ʔ-m-n), related to أَمِنَ (ʔamina, to be safe), أَمُنَ (ʔamuna, to be faithful).

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    أَمِين (ʔamīn) (masculine plural أُمَنَاء (ʔumanāʔ))

    1. reliable, trustworthy, loyal, responsible
    2. upright, honest
    3. faithful, true, truthful, authentic, honest, sincere, trusty, dependable
    4. safe, secure
    5. innocuous, harmless
    6. (defined) The archangel Gabriel
      Synonyms: جِبْرِيل (jibrīl), جِبْرَائِيل (jibrāʔīl)
      • 2018, “مضحي من وراء حجاب”, أحمد الفتلاوي (Aḥmad al-Fatlāwi) (music)‎:
        وَلَمَّا دَنَا الْمَوْتُ لِلْمُصْطَفَىٰ / وَعِنْدَ الرَّحِيلِ يَنَالُ الْمُنَىٰ / أَتَاهُ الْأَمِينُ بِمِسْكِ الْخِتَامْ / أَلَا فَلْتُبَلِّغْ جَمِيعَ الْأَنَامِ / حُشُودٌ تَرَاءَتْ بِأَرْضِ الْغَدِيرِ
        walammā danā l-mawtu lilmuṣṭafā / waʕinda r-raḥīli yanālu l-munā / ʔatāhu al-ʔamīnu bimiski l-ḵitām / ʔalā faltuballiḡ jamīʕa l-ʔanāmi / ḥušūdun tarāʔat biʔarḍi l-ḡadīri
        And when death drew closer to the Chosen one (Prophet Muhammad) / And during the departure he receives the will (of God) / The Trustworthy has come to him with the sweet conclusion / You shall report (it) to all creatures / Crowds witnessing in the land of Ghadeer
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    Descendants
    • Gulf Arabic: امين (amīn)
    • Northern Kurdish: emin
    • Persian: امین (amin)
    • Turkish: emin

    Noun

    أَمِين (ʔamīnm (plural أُمَنَاء (ʔumanāʔ))

    1. secretary
    2. authorized representative, agent
    3. trustee, trusted person
    4. chief, head, superintendent
    5. curator, custodian, sponsor, chamberlain
    6. guarantor
    Declension

    Proper noun

    أَمِين (ʔamīnm (feminine أَمِينَة (ʔamīna))

    1. a male given name, Ameen or Amin
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    Etymology 2

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    أُمَّيْن (ʔummayndu

    1. dual of أُمّ (ʔumm)