ܐܡܝܢ
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Classical Syriac
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- Aramaic: אַמִין
Etymology 1
[edit]Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אָמֵן (ʾāmēn), possibly via Koine Greek ᾱ̓μήν (āmḗn). Compare Arabic آمِين (ʔāmīn).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]ܐܡܝܢ • (ʾāmēn)
Usage notes
[edit]- Used at the beginning of a sentence to show emphasis or seriousness.
- Used at the end of a sentence to show agreement.
Interjection
[edit]ܐܡܝܢ • (ʾāmēn)
Noun
[edit]ܐܰܡܺܝܢ or ܐܵܡܹܝܢ • (ʾāmēn or transliteration needed) m(uncountable)
Descendants
[edit]- → Malayalam: ആമേൻ (āmēṉ)
Etymology 2
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ܐܡܝܢ • (transliteration needed)
References
[edit]- “ˀmyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 11b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 19a-b
- Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 55a
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