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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