مينا
See also: مینا
Arabic
Alternative forms
- مِينَاء (mīnāʾ)
Etymology
From م ن ء (m-n-ʾ), meaning tanning liquid, ooze, used in first stage of tanning to treat the hide[1]; potentially from م ء ن (m-ʾ-n), meaning to sustain a burden, an animal's back or hump, hence the meaning of hide.[2]
Declension
Declension of noun مِينَا (mīnā)
Singular | singular invariable | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | مِينَا mīnā |
الْمِينَا al-mīnā |
مِينَا mīnā |
Nominative | مِينَا mīnā |
الْمِينَا al-mīnā |
مِينَا mīnā |
Accusative | مِينَا mīnā |
الْمِينَا al-mīnā |
مِينَا mīnā |
Genitive | مِينَا mīnā |
الْمِينَا al-mīnā |
مِينَا mīnā |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | مِينَتَيْن mīnatayn |
الْمِينَتَيْن al-mīnatayn |
مِينَتَيْ mīnatay |
Nominative | مِينَتَانِ mīnatāni |
الْمِينَتَانِ al-mīnatāni |
مِينَتَا mīnatā |
Accusative | مِينَتَيْنِ mīnatayni |
الْمِينَتَيْنِ al-mīnatayni |
مِينَتَيْ mīnatay |
Genitive | مِينَتَيْنِ mīnatayni |
الْمِينَتَيْنِ al-mīnatayni |
مِينَتَيْ mīnatay |
Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | مَوَانِئ mawāniʾ |
الْمَوَانِئ al-mawāniʾ |
مَوَانِئ mawāniʾ |
Nominative | مَوَانِئُ mawāniʾu |
الْمَوَانِئُ al-mawāniʾu |
مَوَانِئُ mawāniʾu |
Accusative | مَوَانِئَ mawāniʾa |
الْمَوَانِئَ al-mawāniʾa |
مَوَانِئَ mawāniʾa |
Genitive | مَوَانِئَ mawāniʾa |
الْمَوَانِئِ al-mawāniʾi |
مَوَانِئِ mawāniʾi |
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “مينا”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “منأ”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 2737, meaning the first stage of tanning, tanning liquid or ooze, a hide remaining in such a liquid
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “مأن”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 3016, meaning to sustain a burden, to maintain, a camel's hump, an animals belly, a hide.
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