amém

See also: amem

Portuguese

Alternative forms

ámen
amen (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese amen, borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin āmēn, from Ancient Greek ἀμήν (amḗn), from Biblical Hebrew אמן (“certainly, truly”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈmẽj̃/ [aˈmẽɪ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /aˈmɐ̃j̃/

Rhymes: (Brazil) -ẽj̃, (Portugal) -ɐ̃j̃
Hyphenation: a‧mém

Adverb

amém (not comparable)

amen

Interjection

amém

amen

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