ameen

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noun

Any of various native Indian officials employed by the civil courts, for example to investigate accounts connected with a suit, to prosecute local enquiries of any kind bearing on a suit, to sell or to deliver over possession of immovable property, or to carry out legal process as a bailiff.

OriginArabic أمين →
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Meanings

ameen1

nounameen (plural ameens)

plural ameens · alternative amin · alternative aumeen · alternative aumin · alternative amin

  1. IndiahistoricalAny of various native Indian officials employed by the civil courts, for example to investigate accounts connected with a suit, to prosecute local enquiries of any kind bearing on a suit, to sell or to deliver over possession of immovable property, or to carry out legal process as a bailiff.

Ameen2

proper nounAmeen (plural Ameens)

plural Ameens

  1. A surname from Arabic.

Origin

ameen · noun

  1. Arabicأمين“loyal, reliable, trustworthy”
  2. Englishameen

From Arabic أمين (ʔamīn, “loyal, reliable, trustworthy”).

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Ameen · proper noun

  1. Arabicأَمِين“loyal, reliable, trustworthy”
  2. EnglishAmeen

Borrowed from Arabic أَمِين (ʔamīn, “loyal, reliable, trustworthy”). This surname is mostly found in Pakistan.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

enemaMeenaNaeemnameemeaneMenaemeeanamene
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APA

ameen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ameen

MLA

“ameen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ameen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ameen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ameen.

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