Thumm ameen
Nehar
11/05/01 at 06:06:46
[slm] i was just wondering wat thumm ameen or thumma ameen meant, its just i often here Pakistani sisters say this. [wlm] Nehar

Re: Thumm ameen
Anonymous Posting
11/07/01 at 00:59:09
i've heard it in a hindi movie starring juhi chawla, i know that doesnt help, but it might mean a bigger hope ameen. how do i get a name 4 guest??  i cant change it!!

Re: Thumm ameen
Barr
11/07/01 at 05:58:12
Assalamu'alaikum, As far as I know, Thumma in Arabic means "Then" ... Ameen, means "Accept" ... usually when we say Allahumma Ameen, it means, "O Allah accept (it)" ALlahu a'lam.. maybe some Arabic speakers can shed some light on it. But I've never heard people say Thumm ameen, though. Wassalam :-)

Re: Thumm ameen
Eleanor
11/10/01 at 05:30:32
slm well I finally got around to asking my husband about this last night. He says it is pronounced Summ Ameen or Summa Ameen and it's like saying "Very Ameen" or something like that. It has the normal meaning of Ameen but it's putting more emphasis on it somehow. I'm surprised that none of the Pakistani members of the board have answered this... wasalaam eleanor

Re: Thumm ameen
Arsalan
11/10/01 at 22:32:00
[quote]I'm surprised that none of the Pakistani members of the board have answered this...[/quote]Some of us have lost our touch! :) BTW, "summa" ameen is the pakistani pronounciation.  "Thumma" ameen is the Arabic (and correct) pronounciation. Wassalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah.

Re: Thumm ameen
Eqbal
11/11/01 at 08:41:34
[slm], I looked up the arabic dictionary and Thumma can mean then, thereupon, furthermore, moreover, and again  and once more (emphatically  in repetition). Remember 'Thumma Kalla Saufa Ta'lamun'? So The last meaning from those I listed above seems appropriate (and again  and once more (emphatically  in repetition)). Maybe some arabic speaker can correct me if I am  wrong. Wassalam