English Explanatory Dictionary

imani

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. faith (in the context of African-American culture)
name
  1. A female given name from Swahili.
name
  1. A surname from Persian.

Pronunciation

/ɪˈmɑni/

Word forms

imani Imanis

Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic آمَنَ (ʔāmana) Arabic إِيمَان (ʔīmān)bor. Swahili imanibor. English imani Borrowed from Swahili imani (“faith”), borrowed from Arabic إِيمَان (ʔīmān), from آمَنَ (ʔāmana).

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