Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

iman

/ˈaɪmən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables: iman
IPA: /ˈaɪmən/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Pious adherence to the Islamic faith.

Uncountable

noun

A believer in the Islamic faith.

Countable

noun

Archaic form of imam.

Archaic

name

A surname from Arabic.

name

A unisex given name from Arabic.

Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic آمَنَ (ʔāmana) Arabic إِيمَان (ʔīmān)bor. English iman Borrowed from Arabic إِيمَان (ʔīmān), from آمَنَ (ʔāmana).

Usage

Inflected Forms

imans (plural)

Synonyms

mu'min

Rhymes With

simon lyman hyman wyman timon hymen ryman nyman liman kleiman reimann twyman

Questions

How do you pronounce iman?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈaɪmən/.
What does iman mean?: Pious adherence to the Islamic faith.
Where does iman come from?: Etymology tree Arabic آمَنَ (ʔāmana) Arabic إِيمَان (ʔīmān)bor. English iman Borrowed from Arabic إِيمَان (ʔīmān), from آمَنَ (ʔāmana).

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