أمين

See also: آمين‎, آمین‎, and امین‎

Arabic

Root
ء م ن‎ (ʾ-m-n)

Etymology

From the root ء م ن‎ (ʾ-m-n), related to أَمِنَ‎ (ʾamina, “to be safe”), أَمُنَ‎ (ʾamuna, “to be faithful”).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -iːn

Adjective

أَمِين • (ʾamīn) (masculine plural أُمَنَاء‎ (ʾumanāʾ))

  1. reliable, trustworthy, loyal, responsible
  2. upright, honest
  3. faithful, true, truthful, authentic, honest, sincere, trusty, dependable
  4. safe, secure
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 95:3:
      ‏وَهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ ٱلْأَمِينِ‎
      wahāḏā l-baladi l-ʾamīni
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
  5. innocuous, harmless
  6. (defined) The archangel Gabriel
    Synonyms: جِبْرِيل‎ (jibrīl), جِبْرَائِيل‎ (jibrāʾīl)
    • 2018, أحمد الفتلاوي (Aḥmad al-Fatlāwi) (music), “مضحي من وراء حجاب”‎:
      ‏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 / waʿinda r-raḥīli yanālu l-munā / ʾatāhu al-ʾamīnu bimiski l-ḵitām / ʾalā faltuballiḡ jamīʿa l-ʾanāmi / ḥušūdun tarāʾat biʾarḍi 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

Declension

Derived terms

  • اَلصَّادِق اَلْأَمِين‎ (aṣ-ṣādiq al-ʾamīn)

Descendants

  • Gulf Arabic: امين‎ (amīn)
  • → Northern Kurdish: emin
  • → Persian: امین‎ (amin)
  • → Turkish: emin

Noun

أَمِين • (ʾamīn) m (plural أُمَنَاء‎ (ʾumanāʾ))

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

Declension

Noun

أُمَّيْن • (ʾummayn) du

  1. dual of أُمّ‎ (ʾumm)

Proper noun

أَمِين • (ʾamīn) m

  1. a male given name

Declension

Descendants

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