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Etymology of Amina

Etymology tree Arabic أَمِين (ʔamīn) Proto-Afroasiatic *-t Proto-Semitic *-at- Arabic ـَة (-a) Arabic أَمِينَة (ʔamīna)bor. English Amina Borrowed from Arabic أَمِينَة (ʔamīna).

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
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A female given name from Arabic, meaning “faithful, trustworthy”, masculine equivalent Amin.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
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A female given name from Arabic, notably borne by · the mother of the Islamic prophet Muhammad

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Arabic آمِنَة (ʔāmina).

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