English
Memon
Memon comes from Gujarati મેમણ, from Arabic مُؤْمِن ‘believer’, and ultimately from آمَنَ.
- Arabicc. 500–presentآمَنَʔāmana‘to believe’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentمُؤْمِنmuʔmin‘believer’
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentsame formmu'min
- Gujaratimodernમેમણmemaṇ
- EnglishtodayMemon
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentآمَنَʔāmana‘to believe’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentمُؤْمِنmuʔmin‘believer’
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentsame formmu'min
- Gujaratimodernમેમણmemaṇ
- EnglishtodayMemon
Linked words
through Arabic آمَنَ ‘to believe’
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic آمَنَ / Memon