א־מ־ן

Hebrew

Etymology

For the "belief" sense, compare Arabic ء م ن (ʔ m n). The "amine" sense is a recent innovation; see ammonia for more.

Root

א־מ־ן • (ʾ-m-n)

1. Related to belief, loyalty, trust.
2. Related to arts, crafts, skills, learning.
3. (modern) Related to amines (organic compounds).

Derived terms

Hebrew terms belonging to the root א־מ־ן (0 c, 19 e)

Further reading

• “א־מ־ן” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
• “א־מ־ן”, in Hebrew dictionary and conjugation tables, Pealim.com
• A. Murtonen (1989) “ʾMN”, in Hebrew in Its West Semitic Setting, Part I, Section Bb, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 93
• Klein, Ernest (1987) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎^[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 35