آمن

See also: امن, and أمن

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ء م ن (ʔ-m-n). Cognate to Hebrew הֶאֱמִין (he'emín) and Aramaic הֵימֵן (hēmēn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaː.ma.na/

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Verb

آمَنَ • (ʔāmana) IV (non-past يُؤْمِنُ (yuʔminu), verbal noun إِيمَان (ʔīmān))

1. to believe (in) (with بِـ (bi-))
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 28:3:

     نَتْلُوا۟ عَلَيْكَ مِن نَّبَإِ مُوسَىٰ وَفِرْعَوْنَ بِٱلْحَقِّ لِقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ

     natlū ʿalayka min nabaʾi mūsā wa-firʿawna bi-l-ḥaqqi li-qawmin yuʾminūna

     We recite to you from the news of Moses and Pharaoh in truth for a people who believe.

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:256:

     لَا إِكْرَاهَ فِي ٱلدِّينِ ۖ قَدْ تَبَيَّنَ ٱلرُّشْدُ مِنَ ٱلْغَيِّ ۚ فَمَنْ يَكْفُرْ بِٱلطَّاغُوتِ وَيُؤْمِنْ بِٱللَّهِ فَقَدِ ٱسْتَمْسَكَ بِٱلْعُرْوَةِ ٱلْوُثْقَىٰ لَا ٱنْفِصَامَ لَهَا ۗ وَٱللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ

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Synonyms

• صَدَّقَ (ṣaddaqa)

Antonyms

• كَفَرَ (kafara)
• كَذَّبَ (kaḏḏaba)

Derived terms

• مُؤْمِن (muʔmin)

Etymology 2

Derived from the active participle of the verbs أَمِنَ (ʔamina, “to be safe”), أَمُنَ (ʔamuna, “to be trustworthy”), from the root ء م ن (ʔ-m-n).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaː.min/

Adjective

آمِن • (ʔāmin) (feminine آمِنَة (ʔāmina), elative آمَن (ʔāman))

1. safe, secure
2. trustworthy

Declension

Declension of adjective آمِن (ʔāmin)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	آمِن ʔāmin	الْآمِن al-ʔāmin	آمِنَة ʔāmina	الْآمِنَة al-ʔāmina
Nominative	آمِنٌ ʔāminun	الْآمِنُ al-ʔāminu	آمِنَةٌ ʔāminatun	الْآمِنَةُ al-ʔāminatu
Accusative	آمِنًا ʔāminan	الْآمِنَ al-ʔāmina	آمِنَةً ʔāminatan	الْآمِنَةَ al-ʔāminata
Genitive	آمِنٍ ʔāminin	الْآمِنِ al-ʔāmini	آمِنَةٍ ʔāminatin	الْآمِنَةِ al-ʔāminati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	آمِنَيْن ʔāminayn	الْآمِنَيْن al-ʔāminayn	آمِنَتَيْن ʔāminatayn	الْآمِنَتَيْن al-ʔāminatayn
Nominative	آمِنَانِ ʔāmināni	الْآمِنَانِ al-ʔāmināni	آمِنَتَانِ ʔāminatāni	الْآمِنَتَانِ al-ʔāminatāni
Accusative	آمِنَيْنِ ʔāminayni	الْآمِنَيْنِ al-ʔāminayni	آمِنَتَيْنِ ʔāminatayni	الْآمِنَتَيْنِ al-ʔāminatayni
Genitive	آمِنَيْنِ ʔāminayni	الْآمِنَيْنِ al-ʔāminayni	آمِنَتَيْنِ ʔāminatayni	الْآمِنَتَيْنِ al-ʔāminatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	آمِنِين ʔāminīn	الْآمِنِين al-ʔāminīn	آمِنَات ʔāmināt	الْآمِنَات al-ʔāmināt
Nominative	آمِنُونَ ʔāminūna	الْآمِنُونَ al-ʔāminūna	آمِنَاتٌ ʔāminātun	الْآمِنَاتُ al-ʔāminātu
Accusative	آمِنِينَ ʔāminīna	الْآمِنِينَ al-ʔāminīna	آمِنَاتٍ ʔāminātin	الْآمِنَاتِ al-ʔāmināti
Genitive	آمِنِينَ ʔāminīna	الْآمِنِينَ al-ʔāminīna	آمِنَاتٍ ʔāminātin	الْآمِنَاتِ al-ʔāmināti

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “آمن”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “آمن”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “ءمن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 3

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ʔaː.ma.nu/

Verb

1. first-person singular non-past active indicative of أَمِنَ (ʔamina)

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /ʔaː.ma.na/

Verb

1. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of أَمِنَ (ʔamina)

Pronunciation 3

• IPA^(key): /ʔaː.man/

Verb

1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of أَمِنَ (ʔamina)

Pronunciation 4

• IPA^(key): /ʔaː.mu.nu/

Verb

1. first-person singular non-past active indicative of أَمُنَ (ʔamuna)

Pronunciation 5

• IPA^(key): /ʔaː.mu.na/

Verb

1. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of أَمُنَ (ʔamuna)

Pronunciation 6

• IPA^(key): /ʔaː.mun/

Verb

1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of أَمُنَ (ʔamuna)

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North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic آمَنَ (ʔāmana). The contracted fourth stem was reinterpreted as a regular third stem.

Verb

آمن • (ʾāman) (nonpast يآمن (yʾāmin))

1. to believe, to have faith (optionally with بِـ (b-, “in”))