"Imani" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ɪˈmɑni/ [General-American]
Etymology: Borrowed from Swahili, from imani (“faith, belief”), from Arabic إِيمَان (ʔīmān). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sw|-}} Swahili, {{m|sw|imani||faith, belief}} imani (“faith, belief”), {{der|en|ar|إِيمَان}} Arabic إِيمَان (ʔīmān), {{root|en|ar|ء م ن}} [Template:root] Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Imani
  1. A female given name from Swahili Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Imani-en-name-14pjdkYm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: Imanis [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Persian ایمانی. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fa|ایمانی}} Persian ایمانی Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Imani (plural Imanis)
  1. A surname from Persian.
    Sense id: en-Imani-en-name-Zn6-when Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Imani meaning in English (2.2kB)

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