مينة
Arabic
Alternative forms
- مِينَاء (mīnāʔ)
Etymology
From Egyptian mjnwt (“harbor”) or mjnt (“mooring post”) related to Egyptian mjnj (“to moor”).[1][2]
Declension
Declension of noun مِينَة (mīna)
| 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), “مينة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 3061, suggesting it is an ancient Egyptian word in origin.
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