English Explanatory Dictionary

iman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Pious adherence to the Islamic faith.
  2. A believer in the Islamic faith.
noun
  1. Archaic form of imam.
name
  1. A surname from Arabic.
  2. A unisex given name from Arabic.

Word forms

iman imans

Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic آمَنَ (ʔāmana) Arabic إِيمَان (ʔīmān)bor. English iman Borrowed from Arabic إِيمَان (ʔīmān), from آمَنَ (ʔāmana).

Synonyms

mu'min
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