إيمان

See also: أيمان and ایمان

Arabic

Root
ء م ن (ʔ m n)
15 terms

Etymology

Compare Biblical Hebrew אֱמוּנָה (ʔɛ̆mūnɔ̂).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔiː.maːn/

Noun

إِيمَان • (ʔīmān) m

1. verbal noun of آمَنَ (ʔāmana) (form IV)
2. belief, faith

   الْإِيمَانُ بِٱللهِ ― al-ʔīmānu bi-l-lāhi ― belief in God

   الْإِيمَانُ بِيَسُوعَ ٱلْمَسِيحِ

   al-ʔīmānu biyasūʕa l-masīḥi

   belief in Jesus Christ

   إِيمَانٌ قَوِيٌّ ― ʔīmānun qawiyyun ― strong faith

   إِيمَانٌ ضَعِيفٌ ― ʔīmānun ḍaʕīfun ― weak faith

   إِيمَانٌ صَادِقٌ ― ʔīmānun ṣādiqun ― sincere faith

   إِيمَانٌ مُطْلَقٌ ― ʔīmānun muṭlaqun ― absolute faith

   الْإِيمَانُ بِٱلْقَدَرِ ― al-ʔīmānu bi-l-qadari ― belief in destiny

   الْإِيمَانُ بِٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْآخِرِ

   al-ʔīmānu bi-l-yawmi l-ʔāḵiri

   belief in the Last Day

   الْإِيمَانُ بِالرُّسُلِ ― al-ʔīmānu bi-r-rusuli ― belief in the messengers

   الْإِيمَانُ بِٱلْمَلَائِكَةِ ― al-ʔīmānu bi-l-malāʔikati ― belief in the angels

   الْإِيمَانُ بِٱلْكُتُبِ ― al-ʔīmānu bi-l-kutubi ― belief in the scriptures

Declension

Declension of noun إِيمَان (ʔīmān)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	إِيمَان ʔīmān	الْإِيمَان al-ʔīmān	إِيمَان ʔīmān
nominative	إِيمَانٌ ʔīmānun	الْإِيمَانُ al-ʔīmānu	إِيمَانُ ʔīmānu
accusative	إِيمَانًا ʔīmānan	الْإِيمَانَ al-ʔīmāna	إِيمَانَ ʔīmāna
genitive	إِيمَانٍ ʔīmānin	الْإِيمَانِ al-ʔīmāni	إِيمَانِ ʔīmāni

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: iman
• → Classical Persian: اِیمَان (īmān) (see there for further descendants)
• → Hausa: īmānī̀
  • → Nupe: imanì
• → Malay: iman
  • Indonesian: iman
• → Middle Armenian: իման (iman)
  • Armenian: իման (iman)
• → Ottoman Turkish: ایمان (iman)
  • Turkish: iman
  • → Albanian: iman
• → Swahili: imani

Proper noun

إِيمَان • (ʔīmān) f

1. a female given name

Declension

Declension of noun إِيمَان (ʔīmān)

singular	basic singular diptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	—	إِيمَان ʔīmān	—
nominative	—	إِيمَانُ ʔīmānu	—
accusative	—	إِيمَانَ ʔīmāna	—
genitive	—	إِيمَانَ ʔīmāna	—