English
Imani
Imani comes from Arabic إِيمَان ‘belief, faith’, and goes back to آمَنَ.
- Arabicc. 500–presentآمَنَʔāmana‘to believe’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentإِيمَانʔīmān‘belief, faith’
- SwahilimodernImani
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentآمَنَʔāmana‘to believe’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentإِيمَانʔīmān‘belief, faith’
- SwahilimodernImani
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Arabic آمَنَ
Another origin of Imani
- Persianc. 900–presentایمانی
- EnglishtodayImani
Today it means
name A female given name from Swahili.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic آمَنَ / Imani