مينا

See also: مینا‎

Arabic

مِينَا

Alternative forms

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))

  1. glaze
  2. enamel
  3. niello
    Synonym: فِضَّة مُحْرَقَة‎ (fiḍḍa muḥraqa)
  4. dial

Declension

Descendants

  • → Georgian: მინა (mina)
  • → Persian: مینا‎ (minâ)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: مینا‎ (mina), مینه‎ (mine)

References

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مِينَاء‎ (mīnāʔ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miː.na/

Noun

مينا • (mīna) f (plural مواني‎ (mwāni) or موانئ‎ (mawāniʔ))

  1. port
    Synonym: مرسى‎ (marsa)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مِينَاء‎ (mīnāʔ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miː.na/, [miː.na]
  • (file)

Noun

مينا • (mīna) m (plural مواني‎ (mawāni))

  1. harbour, port
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