amém

See also: amem

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese amen, borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin āmēn, from Ancient Greek ἀμήν (amḗn), from Biblical Hebrew אמן (“certainly, truly”).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈmẽj̃/ [aˈmẽɪ̯̃]

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ẽj̃, (Portugal) -ɐ̃j̃
  • Hyphenation: a‧mém

Interjection

amém

  1. amen

Noun

amém m (plural améns)

  1. assent, approval, agreement
  2. (rare) insignificance

Further reading

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