Where does “آمين” come from?

آمين (Arabic) comes from Classical Syriac ܐܰܡܺܝܢ, from Aramaic אמין, from Koine Greek ᾱ̓μήν, from Biblical Hebrew אָמֵן — certainly, truly; so be it”, “surely.

آمين (Arabic): amen

Definitions

  1. amen

Ancestry of “آمين”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Syriacܐܰܡܺܝܢ
2Aramaicאמיןamen, truly
3Koine Greekᾱ̓μήν
4Biblical Hebrewאָמֵןcertainly, truly; so be it”, “surely
Every word from Biblical Hebrew אָמֵןEvery word from Koine Greek ᾱ̓μήνEvery word from Aramaic אמין