א־מ־ן

Hebrew

Etymology

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For the "belief" sense, compare Arabic ء م ن (ʔ m n).

The "amine" sense is a recent innovation; see ammonia for more.

Root

א־מ־ן • (ʾ-m-n)

1. Related to belief, loyalty, trust.
2. Related to arts, crafts, skills, learning.
3. (modern) Related to amines (organic compounds).

Derived terms

Hebrew terms belonging to the root א־מ־ן‎ (0 c, 18 e)

Further reading

• “א־מ־ן” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
• “א־מ־ן”, in Hebrew dictionary and conjugation tables, Pealim.com
• A. Murtonen (1989) “ʾMN”, in Hebrew in Its West Semitic Setting, Part I, Section Bb, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 93
• Klein, Ernest (1987) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎^[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 35