ʔmn / Semitic roots

Examples of words with the root ʔmn: amen, Mammon.

ʔmn

West Semitic, to be firm, confirmed, reliable, faithful, have faith, believe.

a. amen, from Hebrew ʔāmēn, truly, certainly;;
b. Mammon, from Aramaic māmonā, probably from Mishnaic Hebrew māmôn, probably from earlier *maʔmōn (? "security, deposit"). Both a and b from Hebrew ʔāman, to be firm.
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