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مَأْمَن
refuge /ˈmaʔman/
nounB2#3523 most common
Also: safe place, sanctuary, safe haven
Example sentences
البيتُ مَأْمَنٌ لي.
The house is a safe place for me.
وَجَدَ الطِّفلُ مَأْمَنًا عِندَ جَدَّتِه.
The child found a refuge at his grandmother's.
يَبحَثُ اللَّاجِئونَ عَن مَأْمَنٍ بَعيدًا عَن الحَرب.
The refugees are looking for a safe haven far from the war.
لَم يَجِد الجُنودُ الفَارّونَ مَأْمَنًا مِن قَصفِ الطَّائِرات.
The fleeing soldiers found no refuge from the air raids.
تَظُنُّ الطُّيورُ أَنَّ أَعالي الجِبالِ مَآمِنُها مِن الصَّيَّادين.
The birds believe the mountain heights are their refuges from hunters.
لَيسَ في هٰذِه الدُّنيا مَأْمَنٌ مِن تَقَلُّبِ الأَقدار، فَكُلُّ مَآمِنِ الإِنسانِ زائِلَة.
In this world there is no refuge from the turns of fate, for all of a person's refuges pass away.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مَأْمَنٌ | مَآمِنُ |
| Genitive | مَأْمَنٍ | مَآمِنَ |
| Accusative | مَأْمَنًا | مَآمِنَ |
| Vocative | يا مَأْمَنُ | يا مَآمِنُ |
Word family
أَمِنَto be safe, to feel secure
أَمانsafety, securityأَمينtrustworthy, faithful
إيمانfaith, belief
مُؤْمِنbelieverEtymology
The word comes from the Semitic root a-m-n, which carries the sense of safety, firmness, and trust. It takes the maf'al pattern, a common Arabic template for naming the place where an action happens. So ma'man literally names the place where safety occurs. The same root gives Arabic aman (safety), amin (trustworthy), and iman (faith).
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