Amen

See also: Appendix:Variations of "amen"

English

Etymology 1

Interjection

Amen

  1. Alternative letter-case form of amen (so be it; may it be done).

Proper noun

Amen

  1. (biblical) Jesus, Son of God, as the authority.

Etymology 2

Multiple origins, including a respelling of German Ammann or a variant of Amin from Arabic أَمِين (ʔamīn).

Proper noun

Amen

  1. A surname.

Etymology 3

Proper noun

Amen

  1. Alternative form of Amun.

References

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as van ame in 1403. Derived from a hydronym, derived in turn from Proto-Germanic *ama- (natural watercourse). Compare Ameland, Emmeloord, Emer and Amdorf.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaː.mən/
  • Hyphenation: Amen
  • Rhymes: -aːmən

Proper noun

Amen n

  1. a village in Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Etymology

Nominalization of amen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaːmən/, [ˈʔaː.mən], [-mn̩], [-mm̩]
  • IPA(key): /ˈaːmɛn/ (less common)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Homophones: ahmen, amen (general), armen, Armen (some speakers)

Noun

Amen n (strong, genitive Amens, no plural)

  1. amen (the formula)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Amen” in Duden online
  • Amen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Anagrams