אמן

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See also: אָמן

Contents

1 Hebrew
- 1.1 Etymology 1
  - 1.1.1 Pronunciation
  - 1.1.2 Interjection
    - 1.1.2.1 Descendants
- 1.2 Etymology 2
  - 1.2.1 Noun
2 Yiddish
- 2.1 Interjection

Hebrew[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Root
א־מ־ן

Cognate with Arabic آمِين (ʾāmīn) and Syriac ܐܡܝܢ ('āmēyn).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /aˈmen/
(Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ɔˈmeɪn/

Interjection[edit]

אָמֵן • (amén)

Descendants[edit]

Ancient Greek: ἀμήν (amḗn)
- Latin: āmēn
  - English: amen

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

אָמָּן • (omán) m

Defective spelling of אומן.

Yiddish[edit]

Interjection[edit]

אמן • (omeyn)

(nonstandard) Unpointed form of אָמן (omeyn).

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