How to say "trustworthy, faithful, honest" in Arabic
CognateMeaningtrustworthy, faithful, honest
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
أَمِين
amīnאמין
أمين
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
נאמן
ne'emanنِئِمَان
How the two words are related
Cognate
Same Semitic root, same meaning — you already know this word.
Arabic root
أ-م-نHebrew root
א-מ-ןSame root as Hebrew ne'eman (נאמן), 'faithful, loyal' — and Modern Hebrew even has an identical-looking word, amin (אמין), 'reliable, credible.' Both trace to the ancient root ʾ-m-n, 'to be firm, trustworthy' — the very root behind āmēn/אמן.
Related Hebrew word:אמיןaminأَمِين
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In a phrase
صَدِيق أَمِين
ṣadīq amīnצדיק אמיןa faithful friend
Plural
أُمَنَاء
umanāʾאמנאאbroken plural CuCaCāʾ — like سعيد→سعداء
Feminine
أَمِينَة
amīnaאמינה