Ameen

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A male name from Arabic meaning trustworthy and faithful, also used as a family name

proper noun
/əˈmiːn/

: Ameen

Ameen says his museum fought with the Ba'ath regime to protect sites throughout the 1980s and 1990s—and that in the wake of the 1991 Gulf War, there was no money for any digs until 1993.
Adonis Ameen
Al-Ameen
Ameen says

Examples

The teacher praised Ameen for his faithful dedication to his studies.
Losses aside, Ameen says there are unknown treasures still in the tells at Warrior.

Academic text (2006)
Heaney immediately began contacting local experts, including Ameen, the Kirkuk Museum director.

Academic text (2006)
During one March 2005 visit, Ameen was visibly upset as he surveyed broken pottery around the base of one tell.

Academic text (2006)
At Kirkuk Museum, which lies mostly empty because of post-invasion looting, Ameen answered Heaney's call.

Academic text (2006)
This phenomenon is more common when donors and recipients belong to different ethnic groups (Ameen et al. 2003, Thompson et al. 2011, Zimring et al. 2011).

Academic text (2013)
PHOTO (COLOR): Shaeda Mohammed Ameen, director of the Kirkuk Museum, stands in front of an unexcavated site atop which a U.S. radar post was installed.

Academic text (2006)
In his community, Ameen is known for being a trustworthy friend.
Many families choose the name Ameen for their sons because it means trustworthy.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Ameen comes from the Arabic word amīn, which means 'trustworthy' or 'safe' and is like the familiar word amen, both carrying the idea of truth and trust. So calling someone Ameen praises them as honest and reliable.