name
Meaning 1
A female given name from Swahili.
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Standard Lemma guide
imani
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General-American: /ɪˈmɑni/
name
Meaning 2
A surname from Persian.
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noun
Meaning 3
faith (in the context of African-American culture)
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Usage: uncountable
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Arabic آمَنَ (ʔāmana) Arabic إِيمَان (ʔīmān)bor. Swahili imani Swahili Imanibor. English Imani Borrowed from Swahili, from imani (“faith, belief”), from Arabic إِيمَان (ʔīmān).
Borrowed from Persian ایمانی.
Etymology tree Arabic آمَنَ (ʔāmana) Arabic إِيمَان (ʔīmān)bor. Swahili imanibor. English imani Borrowed from Swahili imani (“faith”), borrowed from Arabic إِيمَان (ʔīmān), from آمَنَ (ʔāmana).