aminn.

Brit.

/ɑːˈmiːn/,

/aˈmiːn/, U.S.

/ɑˈmin/

Forms: 1600s– amin, 1700s– ameen (now rare), 1700s–1800s aumeen, 1700s–1800s aumin. Also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Persian. Etymon: Persian amīn.

Etymology: < Indian Persian amīn, specific use of Persian amīn (adjective) secure, safe, trustworthy, (noun) trustworthy person < Arabic amīn (adjective) reliable, trustworthy, safe, secure, faithful, (noun) authorized representative or agent.

Now somewhat rare.

In India: any of various officials appointed to settle disputes, carry out judicial investigations, etc.

ΚΠ

1616 T. Kerridge Let. 18 Nov. in Factory Rec. Surat (BL: IOR/G/36/84(1)) f. 116^v He declared his office of Amin required him to hear and determyne differences.

1788 Calcutta Chron. 27 Mar. An Aumin has been specially appointed by the Nabob, to try these offenders, the Admiralty Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court not extending to offences commited by persons such as these here alluded to.

1877 G. E. Knox Digest Civil Procedure Brit. India I. ii. xxv. 247 A Civil Court is not warranted in deputing its functions to an amin whom it sends to the locality for the purpose of making a local investigation.

1976 K. P. Ittaman Amini Islanders ii. 34 In civil cases..the Amin was empowered to conduct trials without any monetary limits.

1999 R. Mearns & S. Sinha Social Exclusion & Land Admin. in Orissa, India 23 The owners are..ordered to demonstrate their claims on the land to the amin by indicating where boundaries have changed.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	amin
释义	aminn. Brit. /ɑːˈmiːn/, /aˈmiːn/, U.S. /ɑˈmin/ Forms: 1600s– amin, 1700s– ameen (now rare), 1700s–1800s aumeen, 1700s–1800s aumin. Also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Persian. Etymon: Persian amīn. Etymology: < Indian Persian amīn, specific use of Persian amīn (adjective) secure, safe, trustworthy, (noun) trustworthy person < Arabic amīn (adjective) reliable, trustworthy, safe, secure, faithful, (noun) authorized representative or agent. Now somewhat rare. In India: any of various officials appointed to settle disputes, carry out judicial investigations, etc. ΚΠ 1616 T. Kerridge Let. 18 Nov. in Factory Rec. Surat (BL: IOR/G/36/84(1)) f. 116^v He declared his office of Amin required him to hear and determyne differences. 1788 Calcutta Chron. 27 Mar. An Aumin has been specially appointed by the Nabob, to try these offenders, the Admiralty Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court not extending to offences commited by persons such as these here alluded to. 1877 G. E. Knox Digest Civil Procedure Brit. India I. ii. xxv. 247 A Civil Court is not warranted in deputing its functions to an amin whom it sends to the locality for the purpose of making a local investigation. 1976 K. P. Ittaman Amini Islanders ii. 34 In civil cases..the Amin was empowered to conduct trials without any monetary limits. 1999 R. Mearns & S. Sinha Social Exclusion & Land Admin. in Orissa, India 23 The owners are..ordered to demonstrate their claims on the land to the amin by indicating where boundaries have changed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1616
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