آمن

See also: امن‎ and أمن‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ء م ن‎ (ʾ-m-n). Cognate to Hebrew הֶאֱמִין‎ (he'emín) and Aramaic הֵימֵן‎ (hēmēn).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔaː.ma.na/
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Verb

آمَنَ • (ʾāmana) IV, non-past يُؤْمِنُ‎‎ (yuʾminu)

to believe (in) (with بِـ‎ (bi-))
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 28:3:
  
  نَتْلُوا۟ عَلَيْكَ مِن نَّبَإِ مُوسَىٰ وَفِرْعَوْنَ بِٱلْحَقِّ لِقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ‎
  natlū ʿalayka min nabaʾi mūsā wa-firʿawna bi-l-ḥaqqi li-qawmin yuʾminūna
  
  We recite to you from the news of Moses and Pharaoh in truth for a people who believe.
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:256:
  
  ‏لَا إِكْرَاهَ فِي ٱلدِّينِ ۖ قَدْ تَبَيَّنَ ٱلرُّشْدُ مِنَ ٱلْغَيِّ ۚ فَمَنْ يَكْفُرْ بِٱلطَّاغُوتِ وَيُؤْمِنْ بِٱللَّهِ فَقَدِ ٱسْتَمْسَكَ بِٱلْعُرْوَةِ ٱلْوُثْقَىٰ لَا ٱنْفِصَامَ لَهَا ۗ وَٱللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ‎
  (please add an English translation of this quote)

Conjugation

Conjugation of

آمَنَ

(form-IV sound)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					إِيمَان‎ ʾīmān
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُؤْمِن‎ muʾmin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُؤْمَن‎ muʾman
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	آمَنْتُ‎ ʾāmantu	آمَنْتَ‎ ʾāmanta	آمَنَ ʾāmana	آمَنْتُمَا‎ ʾāmantumā	آمَنَا‎ ʾāmanā	آمَنَّا‎ ʾāmannā	آمَنْتُمْ‎ ʾāmantum	آمَنُوا‎ ʾāmanū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	آمَنْتُ‎ ʾāmantu	آمَنْتِ‎ ʾāmanti	آمَنَتْ‎ ʾāmanat	آمَنْتُمَا‎ ʾāmantumā	آمَنَتَا‎ ʾāmanatā	آمَنَّا‎ ʾāmannā	آمَنْتُنَّ‎ ʾāmantunna	آمَنَّ ʾāmanna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	أُومِنُ‎ ʾūminu	تُؤْمِنُ‎ tuʾminu	يُؤْمِنُ‎ yuʾminu	تُؤْمِنَانِ‎ tuʾmināni	يُؤْمِنَانِ‎ yuʾmināni	نُؤْمِنُ‎ nuʾminu	تُؤْمِنُونَ‎ tuʾminūna	يُؤْمِنُونَ‎ yuʾminūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	f	أُومِنُ‎ ʾūminu	تُؤْمِنِينَ‎ tuʾminīna	تُؤْمِنُ‎ tuʾminu	تُؤْمِنَانِ‎ tuʾmināni	تُؤْمِنَانِ‎ tuʾmināni	نُؤْمِنُ‎ nuʾminu	تُؤْمِنَّ‎ tuʾminna	يُؤْمِنَّ‎ yuʾminna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُومِنَ‎ ʾūmina	تُؤْمِنَ‎ tuʾmina	يُؤْمِنَ‎ yuʾmina	تُؤْمِنَا‎ tuʾminā	يُؤْمِنَا‎ yuʾminā	نُؤْمِنَ‎ nuʾmina	تُؤْمِنُوا‎ tuʾminū	يُؤْمِنُوا‎ yuʾminū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُومِنَ‎ ʾūmina	تُؤْمِنِي‎ tuʾminī	تُؤْمِنَ‎ tuʾmina	تُؤْمِنَا‎ tuʾminā	تُؤْمِنَا‎ tuʾminā	نُؤْمِنَ‎ nuʾmina	تُؤْمِنَّ‎ tuʾminna	يُؤْمِنَّ‎ yuʾminna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُومِنْ‎ ʾūmin	تُؤْمِنْ‎ tuʾmin	يُؤْمِنْ‎ yuʾmin	تُؤْمِنَا‎ tuʾminā	يُؤْمِنَا‎ yuʾminā	نُؤْمِنْ‎ nuʾmin	تُؤْمِنُوا‎ tuʾminū	يُؤْمِنُوا‎ yuʾminū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُومِنْ‎ ʾūmin	تُؤْمِنِي‎ tuʾminī	تُؤْمِنْ‎ tuʾmin	تُؤْمِنَا‎ tuʾminā	تُؤْمِنَا‎ tuʾminā	نُؤْمِنْ‎ nuʾmin	تُؤْمِنَّ‎ tuʾminna	يُؤْمِنَّ‎ yuʾminna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		آمِنْ ʾāmin		آمِنَا‎ ʾāminā			آمِنُوا‎ ʾāminū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		آمِنِي‎ ʾāminī		آمِنَا‎ ʾāminā			آمِنَّ ʾāminna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	أُومِنَ‎ ʾūmina	—	—	—	—	—
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	—	—	يُؤْمَنُ‎ yuʾmanu	—	—	—	—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُؤْمَنَ‎ yuʾmana	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُؤْمَنْ‎ yuʾman	—	—	—	—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Synonyms

صَدَّقَ‎ (ṣaddaqa)

Antonyms

كَفَرَ‎ (kafara)
كَذَّبَ‎ (kaḏḏaba)

Derived terms

مُؤْمِن‎ (muʾmin)

Etymology 2

Derived from the active participle of the verbs أَمِنَ‎ (ʾamina, “to be safe”), أَمُنَ‎ (ʾamuna, “to be trustworthy”), from the root ء م ن‎ (ʾ-m-n).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔaː.min/

Adjective

آمِن • (ʾāmin) (feminine آمِنَة‎ (ʾāmina), elative آمَن (ʾāman))

safe, secure
trustworthy

Declension

Declension of adjective آمِن (ʾāmin)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	آمِن ʾāmin	الْآمِن‎ al-ʾāmin	آمِنَة‎ ʾāmina	الْآمِنَة‎ al-ʾāmina
Nominative	آمِنٌ ʾāminun	الْآمِنُ‎ al-ʾāminu	آمِنَةٌ‎ ʾāminatun	الْآمِنَةُ‎ al-ʾāminatu
Accusative	آمِنًا‎ ʾāminan	الْآمِنَ‎ al-ʾāmina	آمِنَةً‎ ʾāminatan	الْآمِنَةَ‎ al-ʾāminata
Genitive	آمِنٍ ʾāminin	الْآمِنِ‎ al-ʾāmini	آمِنَةٍ‎ ʾāminatin	الْآمِنَةِ‎ al-ʾāminati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	آمِنَيْن‎ ʾāminayn	الْآمِنَيْن‎ al-ʾāminayn	آمِنَتَيْن‎ ʾāminatayn	الْآمِنَتَيْن‎ al-ʾāminatayn
Nominative	آمِنَانِ‎ ʾāmināni	الْآمِنَانِ‎ al-ʾāmināni	آمِنَتَانِ‎ ʾāminatāni	الْآمِنَتَانِ‎ al-ʾāminatāni
Accusative	آمِنَيْنِ‎ ʾāminayni	الْآمِنَيْنِ‎ al-ʾāminayni	آمِنَتَيْنِ‎ ʾāminatayni	الْآمِنَتَيْنِ‎ al-ʾāminatayni
Genitive	آمِنَيْنِ‎ ʾāminayni	الْآمِنَيْنِ‎ al-ʾāminayni	آمِنَتَيْنِ‎ ʾāminatayni	الْآمِنَتَيْنِ‎ al-ʾāminatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	آمِنِين‎ ʾāminīn	الْآمِنِين‎ al-ʾāminīn	آمِنَات‎ ʾāmināt	الْآمِنَات‎ al-ʾāmināt
Nominative	آمِنُونَ‎ ʾāminūna	الْآمِنُونَ‎ al-ʾāminūna	آمِنَاتٌ‎ ʾāminātun	الْآمِنَاتُ‎ al-ʾāminātu
Accusative	آمِنِينَ‎ ʾāminīna	الْآمِنِينَ‎ al-ʾāminīna	آمِنَاتٍ‎ ʾāminātin	الْآمِنَاتِ‎ al-ʾāmināti
Genitive	آمِنِينَ‎ ʾāminīna	الْآمِنِينَ‎ al-ʾāminīna	آمِنَاتٍ‎ ʾāminātin	الْآمِنَاتِ‎ al-ʾāmināti

References

Lane, Edward William (1863), “آمن”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “آمن”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
Wehr, Hans (1979), “ءمن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 3

Pronunciation 1

IPA^(key): /ʔaː.ma.nu/

Verb

آمَنُ • (ʾāmanu) (form I)

first-person singular non-past active indicative of أَمِنَ‎ (ʾamina)

Pronunciation 2

IPA^(key): /ʔaː.ma.na/

Verb

آمَنَ • (ʾāmana) (form I)

first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of أَمِنَ‎ (ʾamina)

Pronunciation 3

IPA^(key): /ʔaː.man/

Verb

آمَنْ • (ʾāman) (form I)

first-person singular non-past active jussive of أَمِنَ‎ (ʾamina)

Pronunciation 4

IPA^(key): /ʔaː.mu.nu/

Verb

آمُنُ • (ʾāmunu) (form I)

first-person singular non-past active indicative of أَمُنَ‎ (ʾamuna)

Pronunciation 5

IPA^(key): /ʔaː.mu.na/

Verb

آمُنَ • (ʾāmuna) (form I)

first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of أَمُنَ‎ (ʾamuna)

Pronunciation 6

IPA^(key): /ʔaː.mun/

Verb

آمُنْ • (ʾāmun) (form I)

first-person singular non-past active jussive of أَمُنَ‎ (ʾamuna)

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic آمَنَ‎ (ʾāmana). The contracted fourth stem was reinterpreted as a regular third stem.

Verb

آمن (ʾāman) (present بيآمن‎ (biʾāmin))

to believe in (God, a religion, true love, etc.)
‏هوه ملحد، ما بيآمن بشي اسمو الله‎
Huwi mulḥid, ma biʾāmin bi-ši ismu Alla.
He’s an atheist, he doesn’t believe in such a thing as God.

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