مينة
Arabic
Alternative forms
- مِينَاء (mīnāʔ)
Etymology
From Egyptian mjnwt (“harbor”) or mjnt (“mooring post”) related to Egyptian mjnj (“to moor”).[1][2]
Noun
مِينَة • (mīna) f (plural مِيَن (miyan))
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مِينَة mīna |
الْمِينَة al-mīna |
مِينَة mīnat |
| nominative | مِينَةٌ mīnatun |
الْمِينَةُ al-mīnatu |
مِينَةُ mīnatu |
| accusative | مِينَةً mīnatan |
الْمِينَةَ al-mīnata |
مِينَةَ mīnata |
| genitive | مِينَةٍ mīnatin |
الْمِينَةِ al-mīnati |
مِينَةِ mīnati |
| 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 triptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مِيَن miyan |
الْمِيَن al-miyan |
مِيَن miyan |
| nominative | مِيَنٌ miyanun |
الْمِيَنُ al-miyanu |
مِيَنُ miyanu |
| accusative | مِيَنًا miyanan |
الْمِيَنَ al-miyana |
مِيَنَ miyana |
| genitive | مِيَنٍ miyanin |
الْمِيَنِ al-miyani |
مِيَنِ miyani |
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “ميناء”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
- ^ Budge, E. A. Wallis (1920) “menȧ”, in An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary, London: J. Murray, page 300, meaning to tie a boat to land.
- ^ Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “مينة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 3061. , suggesting it is an ancient Egyptian word in origin.