amén

See also: Appendix:Variations of "amen"

Spanish

Etymology

From Ecclesiastical Latin āmēn, from Ancient Greek ἀμήν (amḗn), from Biblical Hebrew אָמֵן (ʾāmēn, “certainly, truly”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈmen/ [aˈmẽn]

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• Rhymes: -en
• Syllabification: a‧mén

Interjection

amén

1. amen (at the end of religious prayers: so be it)

See also

• amén de

Further reading

• “amén”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16