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

Interjection

amém

1. amen

Noun

amém m (plural améns)

1. assent, approval, agreement
2. (rare) insignificance

Further reading

• “amém”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “amém”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024