to believe
نَتْلُوا عَلَيْكَ مِن نَّبَإِ مُوسَى وَفِرْعَوْنَ بِٱلْحَقِّ لِقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَWe recite to you from the news of Moses and Pharaoh in truth for a people who believe609–632 CE, Qur'an, 28:3
لَا إِكْرَاهَ فِي ٱلدِّينِ قَدْ تَبَيَّنَ ٱلرُّشْدُ مِنَ ٱلْغَيِّ فَمَنْ يَكْفُرْ بِٱلطَّاغُوتِ وَيُؤْمِنْ بِٱللَّهِ فَقَدِ ٱسْتَمْسَكَ بِٱلْعُرْوَةِ ٱلْوُثْقَى لَا ٱنْفِصَامَ لَهَا وَٱللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌThere shall be no compulsion in the religion. The right course has become clear from the wrong. So whoever disbelieves in Taghut and believes in Allah has grasped the most trustworthy handhold with no break in it. And Allah is Hearing and Knowing.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:256

Word origin

Cognate to Hebrew הֶאֱמִין (he'emín) and Aramaic הֵימֵן (hēmēn).

Words from the root ء-م-ن

Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →

أَمُنَ · present يَأْمُنُ

Form I · The plain action

to be faithful, to be reliable

أَمَانَة

Verbal noun

trust

أَمِين

Active participle · Adjective

reliable

أَمِين

Active participle

secretary

أَمِنَ · present يَأْمَنُ

Form I · The plain action

to be safe from; to feel secure, to feel safe from; to trust, to find reliable/trustworthy

أَمْن

Verbal noun

safety

أَمَان

Verbal noun

security

آمِن

Active participle · Adjective

safe

أَمِين

Active participle

مَأْمُون

Passive participle · Adjective

made safe

مَأْمَن

Derived noun

shelter

أَمَّنَ · present يُؤَمِّنُ

Form II · Causative or intensive

to reassure; to ensure; to secure

تَأْمِين

Verbal noun

protection

مُؤَمِّن

Active participle

مُؤَمَّن

Passive participle

آمَنَ · present يُؤْمِنُ

Form IV · Causative

to believe

إِيمَان

Verbal noun

belief

مُؤْمِن

Active participle · Adjective

faithful

مُؤْمَن

Passive participle

اِئْتَمَنَ · present يَأْتَمِنُ

Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic

to trust; to entrust

اِئْتِمَان

Verbal noun

مُؤْتَمِن

Active participle

مُؤْتَمَن

Passive participle

اِسْتَأْمَنَ · present يَسْتَأْمِنُ

Form X · Seeking or considering

to entrust

اِسْتِئْمَان

Verbal noun

مُسْتَأْمِن

Active participle

مُسْتَأْمَن

Passive participle

أَمِن

Adjective

safe

آمَن

Adjective

elative degree of أَمُنَ and أَمِنَ

آمَنَ conjugation

Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.

Pronoun	Past	Present	Subjunctive	Jussive	Imperative
أَنَا I	آمَنْتُ	أُومِنُ	أُومِنَ	أُومِنْ	—
أَنْتَ you (m.)	آمَنْتَ	تُؤْمِنُ	تُؤْمِنَ	تُؤْمِنْ	آمِنْ
أَنْتِ you (f.)	آمَنْتِ	تُؤْمِنِينَ	تُؤْمِنِي	تُؤْمِنِي	آمِنِي
هُوَ he	آمَنَ	يُؤْمِنُ	يُؤْمِنَ	يُؤْمِنْ	—
هِيَ she	آمَنَتْ	تُؤْمِنُ	تُؤْمِنَ	تُؤْمِنْ	—
أَنْتُمَا you two	آمَنْتُمَا	تُؤْمِنَانِ	تُؤْمِنَا	تُؤْمِنَا	آمِنَا
هُمَا they two (m.)	آمَنَا	يُؤْمِنَانِ	يُؤْمِنَا	يُؤْمِنَا	—
هُمَا they two (f.)	آمَنَتَا	تُؤْمِنَانِ	تُؤْمِنَا	تُؤْمِنَا	—
نَحْنُ we	آمَنَّا	نُؤْمِنُ	نُؤْمِنَ	نُؤْمِنْ	—
أَنْتُمْ you all (m.)	آمَنْتُمْ	تُؤْمِنُونَ	تُؤْمِنُوا	تُؤْمِنُوا	آمِنُوا
أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.)	آمَنْتُنَّ	تُؤْمِنَّ	تُؤْمِنَّ	تُؤْمِنَّ	آمِنَّ
هُمْ they (m.)	آمَنُوا	يُؤْمِنُونَ	يُؤْمِنُوا	يُؤْمِنُوا	—
هُنَّ they (f.)	آمَنَّ	يُؤْمِنَّ	يُؤْمِنَّ	يُؤْمِنَّ	—

Verbal noun	إِيمَان
Active participle	مُؤْمِن
Passive participle	مُؤْمَن

آمَنَ in a sentence

Dictionary examples

to believe

نَتْلُوا عَلَيْكَ مِن نَّبَإِ مُوسَى وَفِرْعَوْنَ بِٱلْحَقِّ لِقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَWe recite to you from the news of Moses and Pharaoh in truth for a people who believe609–632 CE, Qur'an, 28:3

to believe

لَا إِكْرَاهَ فِي ٱلدِّينِ قَدْ تَبَيَّنَ ٱلرُّشْدُ مِنَ ٱلْغَيِّ فَمَنْ يَكْفُرْ بِٱلطَّاغُوتِ وَيُؤْمِنْ بِٱللَّهِ فَقَدِ ٱسْتَمْسَكَ بِٱلْعُرْوَةِ ٱلْوُثْقَى لَا ٱنْفِصَامَ لَهَا وَٱللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌThere shall be no compulsion in the religion. The right course has become clear from the wrong. So whoever disbelieves in Taghut and believes in Allah has grasped the most trustworthy handhold with no break in it. And Allah is Hearing and Knowing.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:256

From a fully vowelled text

فَآمَنَ كَثِيرُونَ بِهِ هُنَاكَ.And many believed on him there.John 10:42, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV

أَجَابَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «أَلآنَ تُؤْمِنُونَ؟Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe?John 16:31, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV

فَآمَنَ بِالرَّبِّ فَحَسِبَهُ لَهُ بِرًّا.And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.Genesis 15:6, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV

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