English
iman
Iman comes from Arabic إِيمَان ‘belief, faith’, and goes back to آمَنَ.
- Arabicc. 500–presentآمَنَʔāmana‘to believe’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentإِيمَانʔīmān‘belief, faith’
- Englishtodayiman
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Arabicc. 500–presentآمَنَʔāmana‘to believe’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentإِيمَانʔīmān‘belief, faith’
- Englishtodayiman
Every English word from Arabic آمَنَ
Today it means
noun Pious adherence to the Islamic faith.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic آمَنَ / iman