amin

See also: Appendix:Variations of "amin"

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English

Alternative forms

• ameen

Etymology

From Arabic أَمِين (ʔamīn).

Noun

amin (plural amins)

1. (historical) An arbitrator who assessed and collected revenue in the pargana.

   Synonym: munsif

Further reading

• Henry Yule; A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903), “ameen”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […], page 17.

Anagrams

• Iman, NIMA, Main, iman, main, mani, mnai, Mina, mina, Naim, Mani, Mian, NAMI

Bakung

Etymology

Compare Central Dusun lamin and Coastal Kadazan hamin.

Noun

amin

1. house

   Synonym: uma'

2. room

Bokar

Noun

amin

1. story

References

• 欧阳觉亚 (1985), “amin”, in 珞巴族語言简志:崩尼-博嘎尔语‎^[2], Beijing: 民族出版社, →OCLC, page 107

Catalan

Verb

amin

1. inflection of amar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Champenois

Alternative forms

• anmin (Possesse)

Etymology

From Latin amicus.

Noun

amin

1. (Auve, Sompuis) friend

References

• Tarbé, Prosper (1851), Recherches sur l'histoire du langage et des patois de Champagne‎^[3] (in French), volume 1, Reims, page 108

Czech

Etymology

First attested in the 19th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈamɪn]
• IPA^(key): [ˈamiːn]

Noun

amin m inan

1. (organic chemistry) amine

Declension

Declension of amin (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	amin	aminy
genitive	aminu	aminů
dative	aminu	aminům
accusative	amin	aminy
vocative	amine	aminy
locative	aminu	aminech
instrumental	aminem	aminy

Danish

Noun

amin c (singular definite aminen, plural indefinite aminer)

1. (organic chemistry) amine

References

• “amin” in Den Danske Ordbog

Degema

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Edoid *a-mɪ̃.

Noun

ạmị́ṇ́

1. water

References

• O. G. Iwo, A social history of Degema (1991)

Gullah

Alternative forms

• amina

Etymology

From Wolof amin. Alternatively from Vai, Kpelle, or Bambara amina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.min/

Interjection

amin

1. amen
2. an interjection of affirmation

References

• Lorenzo Dow Turner, Africanisms in the Gullah Dialect (1969)

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic آمِين (ʔāmīn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔàː.mín/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ʔàː.mɪ́ŋ]

Interjection

ā̀min

1. amen; so be it
2. A polite response to salamu alaikum.

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒmin]
• Hyphenation: amin
• Rhymes: -in

Etymology 1

ami +‎ -n

Pronoun

amin

1. superessive singular of ami

Etymology 2

Noun

amin (plural aminok)

1. (organic chemistry) amine

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	amin	aminok
accusative	amint	aminokat
dative	aminnak	aminoknak
instrumental	aminnal	aminokkal
causal-final	aminért	aminokért
translative	aminná	aminokká
terminative	aminig	aminokig
essive-formal	aminként	aminokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	aminban	aminokban
superessive	aminon	aminokon
adessive	aminnál	aminoknál
illative	aminba	aminokba
sublative	aminra	aminokra
allative	aminhoz	aminokhoz
elative	aminból	aminokból
delative	aminról	aminokról
ablative	amintól	aminoktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	aminé	aminoké
non-attributive possessive – plural	aminéi	aminokéi

Possessive forms of amin

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	aminom	aminjaim
2nd person sing.	aminod	aminjaid
3rd person sing.	aminja	aminjai
1st person plural	aminunk	aminjaink
2nd person plural	aminotok	aminjaitok
3rd person plural	aminjuk	aminjaik

Ilocano

Etymology 1

From Proto-Austronesian *amin (“all”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: á‧min
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔamin/

Adjective

amin

1. total; entire; complete

Determiner

amin

1. all

Pronoun

amin

1. all

Derived terms

• amin no

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Tagalog amin.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧mín
• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈmin/, [ʔɐˈmin]

Noun

amín

1. confession of one's fault
2. admittance of defeat; concession

Derived terms

• agamin

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay amin, from Arabic آمِين (ʔāmīn), from Aramaic ܐܡܝܢ (ʾāmēyn), from Hebrew אָמֵן (ʾāmēn).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈamin/ [ˈa.mɪn]
• Rhymes: -amin
• Syllabification: a‧min

Particle

amin

1. (Christianity, Islam) amen

Derived terms

• amini (“to say amen to”)
• aminkan (“to say amen to”)

Further reading

• “amin”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian аминь (aminʹ).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈɑmin/, [ˈɑmiˑn]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈɑmin/, [ˈɑmiˑn]
• Rhymes: -ɑmin
• Hyphenation: a‧min

Interjection

amin

1. amen

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 15

Japanese

Romanization

amin

1. Rōmaji transcription of アミン

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔamin/ [ˈʔaː.mi̞n]
  • Rhymes: -amin
  • Syllabification: a‧min
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔamʔin/ [ˈʔʌm.ʔi̞n]
  • Rhymes: -amʔin
  • Syllabification: am‧in

Determiner

amin

1. alternative form of am-in

Pronoun

amin

1. alternative form of am-in

Maltese

Root
w-m-n
14 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈmiːn/
• Rhymes: -iːn

Adjective

amin

1. alternative form of emin

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈmɪn/

Adjective

amin (comparative amintir, superlative herî amin or tewrî amin, Arabic spelling ئامن)

1. alternative form of emîn

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “amin”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 8

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From "am" in ammoniakk +‎ -in.

Noun

amin n (definite singular aminet, indefinite plural amin or aminer, definite plural amina or aminene)

1. (organic chemistry) an amine

References

• “amin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “amin” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From "am" in ammoniakk +‎ -in.

Noun

amin n (definite singular aminet, indefinite plural amin, definite plural amina)

1. (organic chemistry) an amine

References

• “amin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic аминъ (aminŭ).

Interjection

amin

1. amen

Rukai

Interjection

amin

1. (Christianity) amen

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Interjection

amin

1. alternative form of amina (“amen”)

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Austronesian *amən.

Alternative forms

• amen — colloquial

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔamin/ [ˈʔaː.mɪn̪], (colloquial) /ˈʔamen/ [ˈʔaː.mɛn̪]
• Rhymes: -amin
• Syllabification: a‧min

Determiner

amin (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜒᜈ᜔)

1. (exclusive) our

   Ito ang aming bahay.

   This is our house.

Pronoun

amin (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜒᜈ᜔)

1. (possessive, exclusive) ours

   Ang aklat na ito ay amin.

   This book is ours.

2. (oblique, exclusive) (to) us

Derived terms

• amin na
• amin-amin
• aminin
• aming-amin
• mapasaamin
• sa amin
• sumaamin
• tagaamin

See also

Tagalog personal pronouns

Person	Number	Direct (ang)	Indirect (ng)	Oblique (sa)
First	singular	ako	ko	akin
	dual1	kita, kata	nita, nata, ta	kanita, kanata, ata
	plural inclusive	tayo	natin	atin
	plural exclusive	kami	namin	amin
First & Second	singular	kita2
Second	singular	ikaw, ka	mo	iyo
	plural	kayo, kamo	ninyo, niyo	inyo
Third	singular	siya	niya	kaniya
	plural	sila	nila	kanila

¹ First person dual pronouns are not commonly used in Standard Tagalog.
² Replaces ko ikaw.

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• amen — colloquial

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔamin/ [ˈʔaː.mɪn̪], (colloquial) /ˈʔamen/ [ˈʔaː.mɛn̪]
• Rhymes: -amin
• Syllabification: a‧min

Noun

amin (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜒᜈ᜔)

1. admittance or confession of something secret (such as one's mistakes or faults)

   Synonyms: tapat, pagtatapat

Derived terms

• aminado
• aminin
• pag-amin
• umamin

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈmin/ [ʔɐˈmɪn̪]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: a‧min

Noun

amín (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜒᜈ᜔) (obsolete)

1. hearing or paying attention to what was said, and believing it

Derived terms

• aminin
• umamin

Further reading

• “amin”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*amen”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• mani, ma- -in, mina, inam, anim, nami

Ter Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Interjection

amin

1. amen (so be it; used at the end of prayers)

Further reading

• Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[4], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Turkish

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Interjection

amin

1. alternative spelling of âmin

Welsh

Etymology

Adapted from English amine.

Noun

amin m (plural aminau)

1. (chemistry) amine

Derived terms

• bwtylamin (“butylamine”)
• ethylamin (“ethylamine”)
• methylamin (“methylamine”)
• propylamin (“propylamine”)

Zazaki

Interjection

amin

1. amen (so be it)