Amen

See also: Appendix:Variations of "amen"

English

Etymology 1

Interjection

Amen

1. 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. Alternative form of Amun

References

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Amen”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 34, column 1.

Anagrams

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

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as van ame in 1403. Derived from a hydronym, derived in turn from Proto-Germanic *ama- (“natural watercourse”). Compare Ameland, Emmeloord, Emer and Amdorf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaː.mən/
• Hyphenation: Amen
• Rhymes: -aːmən

Proper noun

Amen n

1. A village in Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Etymology

Nominalization of amen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːmən/, [ˈʔaː.mən], [-mn̩], [-mm̩]
• IPA^(key): /ˈaːmɛn/ (less common)

• Audio:

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• Homophones: ahmen, amen (general), armen, Armen (some speakers)

Noun

Amen n (strong, genitive Amens, no plural)

1. amen (the formula)

Declension

Declension of Amen [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Amen
genitive	eines	des	Amens
dative	einem	dem	Amen
accusative	ein	das	Amen

Derived terms

• so sicher wie das Amen in der Kirche

Further reading

• “Amen” in Duden online
• “Amen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Anagrams

• Name