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))

reliable, trustworthy, loyal, responsible
upright, honest
faithful, true, truthful, authentic, honest, sincere, trusty, dependable
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)
innocuous, harmless
(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

Declension of adjective أَمِين (ʾamīn)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَمِين ʾamīn	الْأَمِين‎ al-ʾamīn	أَمِينَة‎ ʾamīna	الْأَمِينَة‎ al-ʾamīna
Nominative	أَمِينٌ ʾamīnun	الْأَمِينُ‎ al-ʾamīnu	أَمِينَةٌ‎ ʾamīnatun	الْأَمِينَةُ‎ al-ʾamīnatu
Accusative	أَمِينًا‎ ʾamīnan	الْأَمِينَ‎ al-ʾamīna	أَمِينَةً‎ ʾamīnatan	الْأَمِينَةَ‎ al-ʾamīnata
Genitive	أَمِينٍ ʾamīnin	الْأَمِينِ‎ al-ʾamīni	أَمِينَةٍ‎ ʾamīnatin	الْأَمِينَةِ‎ al-ʾamīnati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَمِينَيْن‎ ʾamīnayn	الْأَمِينَيْن‎ al-ʾamīnayn	أَمِينَتَيْن‎ ʾamīnatayn	الْأَمِينَتَيْن‎ al-ʾamīnatayn
Nominative	أَمِينَانِ‎ ʾamīnāni	الْأَمِينَانِ‎ al-ʾamīnāni	أَمِينَتَانِ‎ ʾamīnatāni	الْأَمِينَتَانِ‎ al-ʾamīnatāni
Accusative	أَمِينَيْنِ‎ ʾamīnayni	الْأَمِينَيْنِ‎ al-ʾamīnayni	أَمِينَتَيْنِ‎ ʾamīnatayni	الْأَمِينَتَيْنِ‎ al-ʾamīnatayni
Genitive	أَمِينَيْنِ‎ ʾamīnayni	الْأَمِينَيْنِ‎ al-ʾamīnayni	أَمِينَتَيْنِ‎ ʾamīnatayni	الْأَمِينَتَيْنِ‎ al-ʾamīnatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أُمَنَاء‎ ʾumanāʾ	الْأُمَنَاء‎ al-ʾumanāʾ	أَمِينَات‎ ʾamīnāt	الْأَمِينَات‎ al-ʾamīnāt
Nominative	أُمَنَاءُ‎ ʾumanāʾu	الْأُمَنَاءُ‎ al-ʾumanāʾu	أَمِينَاتٌ‎ ʾamīnātun	الْأَمِينَاتُ‎ al-ʾamīnātu
Accusative	أُمَنَاءَ‎ ʾumanāʾa	الْأُمَنَاءَ‎ al-ʾumanāʾa	أَمِينَاتٍ‎ ʾamīnātin	الْأَمِينَاتِ‎ al-ʾamīnāti
Genitive	أُمَنَاءَ‎ ʾumanāʾa	الْأُمَنَاءِ‎ al-ʾumanāʾi	أَمِينَاتٍ‎ ʾamīnātin	الْأَمِينَاتِ‎ al-ʾamīnāti

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))

secretary
authorized representative, agent
trustee, trusted person
chief, head, superintendent
curator, custodian, sponsor, chamberlain
guarantor

Declension

Declension of noun أَمِين (ʾamīn)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَمِين ʾamīn	الْأَمِين‎ al-ʾamīn	أَمِين ʾamīn
Nominative	أَمِينٌ ʾamīnun	الْأَمِينُ‎ al-ʾamīnu	أَمِينُ ʾamīnu
Accusative	أَمِينًا‎ ʾamīnan	الْأَمِينَ‎ al-ʾamīna	أَمِينَ ʾamīna
Genitive	أَمِينٍ ʾamīnin	الْأَمِينِ‎ al-ʾamīni	أَمِينِ ʾamīni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَمِينَيْن‎ ʾamīnayn	الْأَمِينَيْن‎ al-ʾamīnayn	أَمِينَيْ‎ ʾamīnay
Nominative	أَمِينَانِ‎ ʾamīnāni	الْأَمِينَانِ‎ al-ʾamīnāni	أَمِينَا‎ ʾamīnā
Accusative	أَمِينَيْنِ‎ ʾamīnayni	الْأَمِينَيْنِ‎ al-ʾamīnayni	أَمِينَيْ‎ ʾamīnay
Genitive	أَمِينَيْنِ‎ ʾamīnayni	الْأَمِينَيْنِ‎ al-ʾamīnayni	أَمِينَيْ‎ ʾamīnay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أُمَنَاء‎ ʾumanāʾ	الْأُمَنَاء‎ al-ʾumanāʾ	أُمَنَاء‎ ʾumanāʾ
Nominative	أُمَنَاءُ‎ ʾumanāʾu	الْأُمَنَاءُ‎ al-ʾumanāʾu	أُمَنَاءُ‎ ʾumanāʾu
Accusative	أُمَنَاءَ‎ ʾumanāʾa	الْأُمَنَاءَ‎ al-ʾumanāʾa	أُمَنَاءَ‎ ʾumanāʾa
Genitive	أُمَنَاءَ‎ ʾumanāʾa	الْأُمَنَاءِ‎ al-ʾumanāʾi	أُمَنَاءِ‎ ʾumanāʾi

Noun

أُمَّيْن • (ʾummayn) du

dual of أُمّ‎ (ʾumm)

Proper noun

أَمِين • (ʾamīn) m

a male given name

Declension

Declension of noun أَمِين (ʾamīn)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	أَمِين ʾamīn	—
Nominative	—	أَمِينٌ ʾamīnun	—
Accusative	—	أَمِينًا‎ ʾamīnan	—
Genitive	—	أَمِينٍ ʾamīnin	—

Descendants

Gulf Arabic: امين‎ (amīn)
→ Middle Armenian: Էմին (Ēmin)
- Armenian: Էմին (Ēmin)
→ Azerbaijani: Emin
→ Persian: امین‎ (amin)
→ Turkish: Emin

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