Where does “imani” come from?

imani (Nupe) comes from Hausa imani, from Arabic إِيمَان, from Arabic آمَنَ — to believe.

imani (Nupe): faith; submission

Definitions

  1. faith; submission

Ancestry of “imani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hausaimanifaith, belief
2Arabicإِيمَانfaith, belief
3Arabicآمَنَto believe
Every word from Arabic آمَنَ →Every word from Arabic إِيمَان →Every word from Hausa imani →