Amen

See also: amen, ámen, amén, àmen, âmen, āmén, and åmen

English

Etymology 1

1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) 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.
   • 1973, New Testament (New International Version), Revelation 3:14:

     "To the angel of the church of Laodicea, write:

     These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God’s creation.

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. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Alternative form of Amun

References

• Hanks, Patrick (2003) Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Oxford University Press. →ISBN, p. 34

Anagrams

• -mane, -nema, Eman, Enma, MEAN, MENA, Mena, NAmE, NEMA, NMEA, mane, mean, mnae, name, namé, neam, ñame

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German

Etymology

Latin amen, from Ancient Greek ἀμήν (amḗn), from Hebrew אמן

Pronunciation

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Adverb

Amen

1. The formula amen

Noun

Amen n

1. amen

See also

• amen

Further reading

• “Amen” in Duden online