א־מ־ן
Hebrew
editEtymology
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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
editא־מ־ן • (ʾ-m-n)
- Related to belief, loyalty, trust.
- Related to arts, crafts, skills, learning.
- (modern) Related to amines (organic compounds).
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “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