English Explanatory Dictionary

amen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

intj
  1. At the end of religious prayers: so be it.
  2. Used to indicate emphatic agreement.
adv
  1. Certainly; verily.
noun
  1. An instance of saying ‘amen’.
verb
  1. To say amen.
  2. To say amen to; to ratify solemnly.
intj
  1. Alternative letter-case form of amen (“so be it; may it be done”).
name
  1. Jesus, Son of God, as the authority.
name
  1. A surname.
name
  1. Alternative form of Amun.

Pronunciation

/(ˌ)ɑːˈmɛn/ /(ˌ)eɪˈmɛn/ /ˈeɪmɛn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-amen.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-amen2.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-amen.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Saschajoon-omeyn.wav

Word forms

amen amens amening amened

Etymology

Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew אָמֵןbor. Koine Greek ᾱ̓μήν (āmḗn)bor. Ecclesiastical Latin āmēnder. Old English āmen Middle English amen English amen Inherited from Middle English amen, from Old English āmen, from Ecclesiastical Latin āmēn, from Ancient Greek ἀμήν (amḗn), from Biblical Hebrew אָמֵן (ʾāmēn, “certainly, verily”) (cognate with Arabic آمِينَ (ʔāmīna), Classical Syriac ܐܡܝܢ (ʾāmên)). In Old English, it was used only at the end of the Gospels. Elsewhere, it was translated as sōþlīċe! (“truly”, “indeed!”), swā hit is (“so it is”), and sīe! (“[so] be it!”).

Derived words

and the church says amen awoman yes and amen amen curler

Translations

Afrikaans: amen Albanian: amin Amharic: አሜን Arabic: آمِينَ Aramaic: ܐܡܝܢ Aramaic: אָמֵן Armenian: ամեն Azerbaijani: amin Belarusian: амі́н Bulgarian: ами́н Catalan: amén Cherokee: ᎡᎺᏅ Chinese Cantonese: 阿們 /阿们 Chinese Cantonese: 亞孟 /亚孟 Chinese Cantonese: 誠心所願 /诚心所愿 Hakka Chinese: 阿愐 Chinese: a-men Chinese: 心所願 /心所愿 Chinese: 亞孟 /亚孟 Chinese Mandarin: 阿門 /阿门 Chinese Mandarin: 阿們 /阿们 Chinese Mandarin: 亞孟 /亚孟 Coptic: Ⲁⲙⲏⲛ Czech: amen Danish: amen Dutch: amen Esperanto: amen Estonian: aamen Farefare: amina Faroese: amen Faroese: ámmin Finnish: aamen French: amen Ge'ez: አሜን Georgian: ამინ German: amen Greek: αμήν Ancient Greek: ἀμήν Gujarati: આમેન Gujarati: તથાસ્તુ Gujarati: આમીન Hausa: amin Hebrew: אָמֵן Hindi: तथास्तु Hungarian: ámen Icelandic: amen Indonesian: amin Irish: áiméan Italian: amen Italian: così sia Japanese: アーメン
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