amina
The Swahili word for "amen" is amina.
amina is an expression of strong agreement. It is used as a liturgical or prayerful response to express agreement with a prayer or blessing, identical to its use in English.
Meaning: expression of strong agreement (intj)
Did you know?
- In many Swahili social settings, a person might say amina not to pray, but to express a profound sense of 'I feel you' or 'I agree' with a person's sentiment.
- The Swahili amina is part of a global linguistic chain that traces back through Arabic, Syriac, Greek and Hebrew to an ancient Aramaic root.
- Because Swahili is a Bantu language but amina is a loanword, the word follows the Swahili phonetic pattern of ending in a vowel, which is a standard rule for almost all Swahili words.
Examples in context
- Amina, mungu atubariki.Amen, may God bless us.
- Amina, baraka ziwe nawe.Amen, may blessings be with you.
Example conversation
Bakari and Fatuma are finishing a prayer in their living room.
- BakariMungu atupe amani.May God give us peace.
- FatumaAmina, Bakari.Amen, Bakari.
- BakariAsante kwa maombi yako.Thank you for your prayers.
- FatumaKaribu, rafiki yangu.You're welcome, my friend.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry amina, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries amina, CC BY-SA 4.0.
