منهج

Arabic

Etymology

Compare Hebrew מִנְהָג‎ (minhág), which may have influenced the religious sense (though the Arabic word as such is probably native from the root ن ه ج‎ (n-h-j)).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /min.had͡ʒ/
IPA^(key): /man.had͡ʒ/

Noun

مِنْهَج or مَنْهَج • (minhaj or manhaj) m (plural مَنَاهِج‎ (manāhij))

specific manner of doing something; methodology; system; programme
(religion, especially Islam) doctrine; a body of stances, particularly on matters of ritual, but also theology, law, etc. (as taught by a denomination or an indivual scholar)

Declension

Declension of noun مِنْهَج (minhaj)‎; مَنْهَج (manhaj)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِنْهَج‎; مَنْهَج minhaj‎; manhaj	الْمِنْهَج‎‎; الْمَنْهَج‎ al-minhaj‎; al-manhaj	مِنْهَج‎; مَنْهَج minhaj‎; manhaj
Nominative	مِنْهَجٌ‎; مَنْهَجٌ minhajun‎; manhajun	الْمِنْهَجُ‎‎; الْمَنْهَجُ‎ al-minhaju‎; al-manhaju	مِنْهَجُ‎; مَنْهَجُ minhaju‎; manhaju
Accusative	مِنْهَجًا‎‎; مَنْهَجًا‎ minhajan‎; manhajan	الْمِنْهَجَ‎‎; الْمَنْهَجَ‎ al-minhaja‎; al-manhaja	مِنْهَجَ‎; مَنْهَجَ minhaja‎; manhaja
Genitive	مِنْهَجٍ‎; مَنْهَجٍ minhajin‎; manhajin	الْمِنْهَجِ‎‎; الْمَنْهَجِ‎ al-minhaji‎; al-manhaji	مِنْهَجِ‎; مَنْهَجِ minhaji‎; manhaji
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِنْهَجَيْن‎‎; مَنْهَجَيْن‎ minhajayn‎; manhajayn	الْمِنْهَجَيْن‎‎; الْمَنْهَجَيْن‎ al-minhajayn‎; al-manhajayn	مِنْهَجَيْ‎‎; مَنْهَجَيْ‎ minhajay‎; manhajay
Nominative	مِنْهَجَانِ‎‎; مَنْهَجَانِ‎ minhajāni‎; manhajāni	الْمِنْهَجَانِ‎‎; الْمَنْهَجَانِ‎ al-minhajāni‎; al-manhajāni	مِنْهَجَا‎‎; مَنْهَجَا‎ minhajā‎; manhajā
Accusative	مِنْهَجَيْنِ‎‎; مَنْهَجَيْنِ‎ minhajayni‎; manhajayni	الْمِنْهَجَيْنِ‎‎; الْمَنْهَجَيْنِ‎ al-minhajayni‎; al-manhajayni	مِنْهَجَيْ‎‎; مَنْهَجَيْ‎ minhajay‎; manhajay
Genitive	مِنْهَجَيْنِ‎‎; مَنْهَجَيْنِ‎ minhajayni‎; manhajayni	الْمِنْهَجَيْنِ‎‎; الْمَنْهَجَيْنِ‎ al-minhajayni‎; al-manhajayni	مِنْهَجَيْ‎‎; مَنْهَجَيْ‎ minhajay‎; manhajay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَنَاهِج‎ manāhij	الْمَنَاهِج‎ al-manāhij	مَنَاهِج‎ manāhij
Nominative	مَنَاهِجُ‎ manāhiju	الْمَنَاهِجُ‎ al-manāhiju	مَنَاهِجُ‎ manāhiju
Accusative	مَنَاهِجَ‎ manāhija	الْمَنَاهِجَ‎ al-manāhija	مَنَاهِجَ‎ manāhija
Genitive	مَنَاهِجَ‎ manāhija	الْمَنَاهِجِ‎ al-manāhiji	مَنَاهِجِ‎ manāhiji

Synonyms

مِنْهَاج‎ (minhāj)

References

Wehr, Hans (1979), “ن ه ج”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

References

Ahrens, Karl (1930), “Christliches im Qoran. Eine Nachlese”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft‎ (in German), volume 84, page 22

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