أمين

See also: آمين, آمین, and امین

Arabic

Root
ء م ن (ʔ-m-n)

Etymology

From the root ء م ن (ʔ-m-n), related to أَمِنَ (ʔamina, “to be safe”), أَمُنَ (ʔamuna, “to be faithful”).

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -iːn

Adjective

أَمِين • (ʔamīn) (masculine plural أُمَنَاء (ʔumanāʔ))

reliable, trustworthy, loyal, responsible
upright, honest
faithful, true, truthful, authentic, honest, sincere, trusty, dependable
safe, secure
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 95:3:
  وَهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ ٱلْأَمِينِ
  wahāḏā l-baladi l-ʔamīni
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
innocuous, harmless
(defined) The archangel Gabriel
Synonyms: جِبْرِيل (jibrīl), جِبْرَائِيل (jibrāʔīl)
- 2018, “مضحي من وراء حجاب”, أحمد الفتلاوي (Aḥmad al-Fatlāwi) (music)‎:
  وَلَمَّا دَنَا الْمَوْتُ لِلْمُصْطَفَىٰ / وَعِنْدَ الرَّحِيلِ يَنَالُ الْمُنَىٰ / أَتَاهُ الْأَمِينُ بِمِسْكِ الْخِتَامْ / أَلَا فَلْتُبَلِّغْ جَمِيعَ الْأَنَامِ / حُشُودٌ تَرَاءَتْ بِأَرْضِ الْغَدِيرِ
  walammā danā l-mawtu lilmuṣṭafā / waʕinda r-raḥīli yanālu l-munā / ʔatāhu al-ʔamīnu bimiski l-ḵitām / ʔalā faltuballiḡ jamīʕa l-ʔanāmi / ḥušūdun tarāʔat biʔarḍi l-ḡadīri
  And when death drew closer to the Chosen one (Prophet Muhammad) / And during the departure he receives the will (of God) / The Trustworthy has come to him with the sweet conclusion / You shall report (it) to all creatures / Crowds witnessing in the land of Ghadeer

Declension

Declension of adjective أَمِين (ʔamīn)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَمِين ʔamīn	الْأَمِين al-ʔamīn	أَمِينَة ʔamīna	الْأَمِينَة al-ʔamīna
Nominative	أَمِينٌ ʔamīnun	الْأَمِينُ al-ʔamīnu	أَمِينَةٌ ʔamīnatun	الْأَمِينَةُ al-ʔamīnatu
Accusative	أَمِينًا ʔamīnan	الْأَمِينَ al-ʔamīna	أَمِينَةً ʔamīnatan	الْأَمِينَةَ al-ʔamīnata
Genitive	أَمِينٍ ʔamīnin	الْأَمِينِ al-ʔamīni	أَمِينَةٍ ʔamīnatin	الْأَمِينَةِ al-ʔamīnati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَمِينَيْن ʔamīnayn	الْأَمِينَيْن al-ʔamīnayn	أَمِينَتَيْن ʔamīnatayn	الْأَمِينَتَيْن al-ʔamīnatayn
Nominative	أَمِينَانِ ʔamīnāni	الْأَمِينَانِ al-ʔamīnāni	أَمِينَتَانِ ʔamīnatāni	الْأَمِينَتَانِ al-ʔamīnatāni
Accusative	أَمِينَيْنِ ʔamīnayni	الْأَمِينَيْنِ al-ʔamīnayni	أَمِينَتَيْنِ ʔamīnatayni	الْأَمِينَتَيْنِ al-ʔamīnatayni
Genitive	أَمِينَيْنِ ʔamīnayni	الْأَمِينَيْنِ al-ʔamīnayni	أَمِينَتَيْنِ ʔamīnatayni	الْأَمِينَتَيْنِ al-ʔamīnatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أُمَنَاء ʔumanāʔ	الْأُمَنَاء al-ʔumanāʔ	أَمِينَات ʔamīnāt	الْأَمِينَات al-ʔamīnāt
Nominative	أُمَنَاءُ ʔumanāʔu	الْأُمَنَاءُ al-ʔumanāʔu	أَمِينَاتٌ ʔamīnātun	الْأَمِينَاتُ al-ʔamīnātu
Accusative	أُمَنَاءَ ʔumanāʔa	الْأُمَنَاءَ al-ʔumanāʔa	أَمِينَاتٍ ʔamīnātin	الْأَمِينَاتِ al-ʔamīnāti
Genitive	أُمَنَاءَ ʔumanāʔa	الْأُمَنَاءِ al-ʔumanāʔi	أَمِينَاتٍ ʔamīnātin	الْأَمِينَاتِ al-ʔamīnāti

Derived terms

اَلصَّادِق اَلْأَمِين (aṣ-ṣādiq al-ʔamīn)

Descendants

Gulf Arabic: امين (amīn)
→ Northern Kurdish: emin
→ Persian: امین (amin)
→ Turkish: emin

Noun

أَمِين • (ʔamīn) m (plural أُمَنَاء (ʔumanāʔ))

secretary
authorized representative, agent
trustee, trusted person
chief, head, superintendent
curator, custodian, sponsor, chamberlain
guarantor

Declension

Declension of noun أَمِين (ʔamīn)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَمِين ʔamīn	الْأَمِين al-ʔamīn	أَمِين ʔamīn
Nominative	أَمِينٌ ʔamīnun	الْأَمِينُ al-ʔamīnu	أَمِينُ ʔamīnu
Accusative	أَمِينًا ʔamīnan	الْأَمِينَ al-ʔamīna	أَمِينَ ʔamīna
Genitive	أَمِينٍ ʔamīnin	الْأَمِينِ al-ʔamīni	أَمِينِ ʔamīni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَمِينَيْن ʔamīnayn	الْأَمِينَيْن al-ʔamīnayn	أَمِينَيْ ʔamīnay
Nominative	أَمِينَانِ ʔamīnāni	الْأَمِينَانِ al-ʔamīnāni	أَمِينَا ʔamīnā
Accusative	أَمِينَيْنِ ʔamīnayni	الْأَمِينَيْنِ al-ʔamīnayni	أَمِينَيْ ʔamīnay
Genitive	أَمِينَيْنِ ʔamīnayni	الْأَمِينَيْنِ al-ʔamīnayni	أَمِينَيْ ʔamīnay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أُمَنَاء ʔumanāʔ	الْأُمَنَاء al-ʔumanāʔ	أُمَنَاء ʔumanāʔ
Nominative	أُمَنَاءُ ʔumanāʔu	الْأُمَنَاءُ al-ʔumanāʔu	أُمَنَاءُ ʔumanāʔu
Accusative	أُمَنَاءَ ʔumanāʔa	الْأُمَنَاءَ al-ʔumanāʔa	أُمَنَاءَ ʔumanāʔa
Genitive	أُمَنَاءَ ʔumanāʔa	الْأُمَنَاءِ al-ʔumanāʔi	أُمَنَاءِ ʔumanāʔi

Noun

أُمَّيْن • (ʔummayn) du

dual of أُمّ (ʔumm)

Proper noun

أَمِين • (ʔamīn) m

a male given name

Declension

Declension of noun أَمِين (ʔamīn)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	أَمِين ʔamīn	—
Nominative	—	أَمِينٌ ʔamīnun	—
Accusative	—	أَمِينًا ʔamīnan	—
Genitive	—	أَمِينٍ ʔamīnin	—

Descendants

Gulf Arabic: امين (amīn)
→ Middle Armenian: Էմին (Ēmin)
- Armenian: Էմին (Ēmin)
→ Azerbaijani: Əmin
→ Persian: امین (amin)
→ Turkish: Emin

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