أمين

See also: آمين, آمین, and امین

Arabic

Root
ء م ن (ʔ m n)
14 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

IPA^(key): /ʔa.miːn/
Rhymes: -iːn

Adjective

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

reliable, trustworthy, loyal, responsible
upright, honest
faithful, true, truthful, authentic, honest, sincere, trusty, dependable
safe, secure
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 95:3:
  وَهَٰذَا ٱلۡبَلَدِ ٱلۡأَمِينِ
  wahāḏā l-baladi l-ʔamīni
  and this secure city ˹of Mecca˺!
innocuous, harmless
(defined) The archangel Gabriel
Synonyms: جِبْرِيل (jibrīl), جِبْرَائِيل (jibrāʔīl)
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 26:193:
  نَزَلَ بِهِ ٱلرُّوحُ ٱلۡأَمِينُ
  nazala bihi r-rūḥu l-ʔamīnu
  which the trustworthy spirit ˹Gabriel˺ brought down
- 2018, “مضحي من وراء حجاب”, أحمد الفتلاوي (Aḥmad al-Fatlāwi) (music)‎^[1]:
  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

Declension

Declension of adjective **أَمِين** (ʔamīn)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	أَمِين ʔamīn	الْأَمِين al-ʔamīn	أَمِينَة ʔamīna	الْأَمِينَة al-ʔamīna
nominative	أَمِينٌ ʔamīnun	الْأَمِينُ al-ʔamīnu	أَمِينَةٌ ʔamīnatun	الْأَمِينَةُ al-ʔamīnatu
accusative	أَمِينًا ʔamīnan	الْأَمِينَ al-ʔamīna	أَمِينَةً ʔamīnatan	الْأَمِينَةَ al-ʔamīnata
genitive	أَمِينٍ ʔamīnin	الْأَمِينِ al-ʔamīni	أَمِينَةٍ ʔamīnatin	الْأَمِينَةِ al-ʔamīnati
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	أَمِينَيْن ʔamīnayn	الْأَمِينَيْن al-ʔamīnayn	أَمِينَتَيْن ʔamīnatayn	الْأَمِينَتَيْن al-ʔamīnatayn
nominative	أَمِينَانِ ʔamīnāni	الْأَمِينَانِ al-ʔamīnāni	أَمِينَتَانِ ʔamīnatāni	الْأَمِينَتَانِ al-ʔamīnatāni
accusative	أَمِينَيْنِ ʔamīnayni	الْأَمِينَيْنِ al-ʔamīnayni	أَمِينَتَيْنِ ʔamīnatayni	الْأَمِينَتَيْنِ al-ʔamīnatayni
genitive	أَمِينَيْنِ ʔamīnayni	الْأَمِينَيْنِ al-ʔamīnayni	أَمِينَتَيْنِ ʔamīnatayni	الْأَمِينَتَيْنِ al-ʔamīnatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	أُمَنَاء ʔumanāʔ	الْأُمَنَاء al-ʔumanāʔ	أَمِينَات ʔamīnāt	الْأَمِينَات al-ʔamīnāt
nominative	أُمَنَاءُ ʔumanāʔu	الْأُمَنَاءُ al-ʔumanāʔu	أَمِينَاتٌ ʔamīnātun	الْأَمِينَاتُ al-ʔamīnātu
accusative	أُمَنَاءَ ʔumanāʔa	الْأُمَنَاءَ al-ʔumanāʔa	أَمِينَاتٍ ʔamīnātin	الْأَمِينَاتِ al-ʔamīnāti
genitive	أُمَنَاءَ ʔumanāʔa	الْأُمَنَاءِ al-ʔumanāʔi	أَمِينَاتٍ ʔamīnātin	الْأَمِينَاتِ al-ʔamīnāti

Derived terms

اَلصَّادِق اَلْأَمِين (aṣ-ṣādiq al-ʔamīn)

Descendants

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

Noun

أَمِين • (ʔamīn) m (plural أُمَنَاء (ʔumanāʔ))

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

Declension

Declension of noun **أَمِين** (ʔamīn)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَمِين ʔamīn	الْأَمِين al-ʔamīn	أَمِين ʔamīn
nominative	أَمِينٌ ʔamīnun	الْأَمِينُ al-ʔamīnu	أَمِينُ ʔamīnu
accusative	أَمِينًا ʔamīnan	الْأَمِينَ al-ʔamīna	أَمِينَ ʔamīna
genitive	أَمِينٍ ʔamīnin	الْأَمِينِ al-ʔamīni	أَمِينِ ʔamīni
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَمِينَيْن ʔamīnayn	الْأَمِينَيْن al-ʔamīnayn	أَمِينَيْ ʔamīnay
nominative	أَمِينَانِ ʔamīnāni	الْأَمِينَانِ al-ʔamīnāni	أَمِينَا ʔamīnā
accusative	أَمِينَيْنِ ʔamīnayni	الْأَمِينَيْنِ al-ʔamīnayni	أَمِينَيْ ʔamīnay
genitive	أَمِينَيْنِ ʔamīnayni	الْأَمِينَيْنِ al-ʔamīnayni	أَمِينَيْ ʔamīnay
plural	basic broken plural diptote
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أُمَنَاء ʔumanāʔ	الْأُمَنَاء al-ʔumanāʔ	أُمَنَاء ʔumanāʔ
nominative	أُمَنَاءُ ʔumanāʔu	الْأُمَنَاءُ al-ʔumanāʔu	أُمَنَاءُ ʔumanāʔu
accusative	أُمَنَاءَ ʔumanāʔa	الْأُمَنَاءَ al-ʔumanāʔa	أُمَنَاءَ ʔumanāʔa
genitive	أُمَنَاءَ ʔumanāʔa	الْأُمَنَاءِ al-ʔumanāʔi	أُمَنَاءِ ʔumanāʔi

Proper noun

أَمِين • (ʔamīn) m (feminine أَمِينَة (ʔamīna))

a male given name, Ameen or Amin

Declension

Declension of noun **أَمِين** (ʔamīn)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	—	أَمِين ʔamīn	—
nominative	—	أَمِينٌ ʔamīnun	—
accusative	—	أَمِينًا ʔamīnan	—
genitive	—	أَمِينٍ ʔamīnin	—

Descendants

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

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔum.majn/

Noun

أُمَّيْن • (ʔummayn) du

dual of أُمّ (ʔumm)