Amen

Amen

1. Alternative letter-case form of amen (“so be it; may it be done”).

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.

Multiple origins, including a respelling of German Ammann or a variant of Amin from Arabic أَمِين (ʔamīn).

Amen

1. A surname.

Amen

1. Alternative form of Amun

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

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

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.

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

Amen n

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

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

Nominalization of amen.

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

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

Amen n (strong, genitive Amens, no plural)

1. amen (the formula)

• so sicher wie das Amen in der Kirche

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

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