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 אָמֵן →Every word from Koine Greek ᾱ̓μήν →Every word from Aramaic אמין →