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أَمْن
security /ˈʔamn/
nounA1#626 most common
Also: safety, peace of mind, public order
Example sentences
الأَمْنُ مُهِمٌّ.
Security is important.
رِجالُ الأَمْنِ في الشّارِعِ.
The security men are in the street.
تَعْمَلُ الشُّرْطَةُ على حِفْظِ الأَمْنِ.
The police work to keep order.
يَجْتَمِعُ مَجْلِسُ الأَمْنِ الدَّوْليُّ اليَوْمَ.
The international Security Council meets today.
يَشْعُرُ المُواطِنونَ بِالأَمْنِ في بِلادِهِم.
The citizens feel secure in their country.
لا تَنْمو الاقْتِصاداتُ إلّا في ظِلِّ الأَمْنِ والاسْتِقْرارِ السِّياسيِّ.
Economies grow only under security and political stability.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | أَمْنٌ (ʾamnun) | None |
| Genitive | أَمْنٍ (ʾamnin) | None |
| Accusative | أَمْناً (ʾamnan) | None |
| Vocative | يا أَمْنُ (yā ʾamnu) | None |
Word family
أَمانsafety, protection
أَمينtrustworthy, faithful
إيمانfaith, belief
آمِنsafe, secureأَمِنَto be safe, to feel secure
Etymology
أَمْن is the verbal noun of the root ʾ-m-n, which joins the senses of safety, trust, and faith. The same root gives أمين (trustworthy) and إيمان (faith). It belongs to the common Semitic stock, where the Hebrew root א-מ-נ underlies the word amen.
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