"ameen" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ameens [plural]
Etymology: Arabic أمين (ʔamīn, “loyal, reliable, trustworthy”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ar|ء م ن}}, {{bor|en|ar|أمين|t=loyal, reliable, trustworthy|tr=ʔamīn}} Arabic أمين (ʔamīn, “loyal, reliable, trustworthy”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} ameen (plural ameens)
  1. (India, historical) Any of various native Indian officials employed by the civil courts, for example to investigate accounts connected with a suit, to prosecute local enquiries of any kind bearing on a suit, to sell or to deliver over possession of immovable property, or to carry out legal process as a bailiff. Tags: India, historical Synonyms: amin, aumeen, aumin Derived forms: sudder ameen
    Sense id: en-ameen-en-noun-yaBpFdE8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Indian English

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