مينا
See also: مینا
Arabic
Alternative forms
- مِينَاء (mīnāʔ)
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Persian 𐫖𐫏𐫗𐫇𐫃 (mynwg /mēnōg/, “heaven, paradise; *emerald; *glass”) (whence Classical Persian مینو (mīnō) of the same meaning), from Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎 (mainiiu, “spirit”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /miː.naː/
Noun
مِينَا • (mīnā) m (plural مَوَانِئ (mawāniʔ))
Declension
| singular | singular invariable | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 mawāniʔ |
الْمَوَانِئ al-mawāniʔ |
مَوَانِئ mawāniʔ |
| nominative | مَوَانِئُ mawāniʔu |
الْمَوَانِئُ al-mawāniʔu |
مَوَانِئُ mawāniʔu |
| accusative | مَوَانِئَ mawāniʔa |
الْمَوَانِئَ al-mawāniʔa |
مَوَانِئَ mawāniʔa |
| genitive | مَوَانِئَ mawāniʔa |
الْمَوَانِئِ al-mawāniʔi |
مَوَانِئِ mawāniʔi |
Descendants
- → Georgian: მინა (mina)
- → Ottoman Turkish: مینه (mine), مینا (mina)
- Turkish: mine
- → Armenian: մինէ (minē), մինա̈ (minä)
- → Persian: مینا (minâ)
- → Armenian: Մինա (Mina)
- → Northern Kurdish: Mîna
References
- Ağa-Oğlu, Mehmet (1946) “The Origin of the Term Mīnā and its Meanings”, in Journal of Near Eastern Studies, volume 5, number 4, , pages 241–256
Hijazi Arabic
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /miː.na/
Noun
مينا • (mīna) m (plural مَوَاني (mawāni))
Moroccan Arabic
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /miː.na/
Noun
مينا • (mīna) f (plural مواني (mwāni) or موانئ (mawāniʔ))
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
مينا • (mīna) m (plural مواني (mawāni))