ميمنة

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Etymology[edit]

Noun of place from the root ي م ن (y-m-n).

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Noun[edit]

مَيْمَنَة (maymanaf (plural مَيْمَنَات (maymanāt) or مَيَامِن (mayāmin))

  1. right side, right hand
    Antonyms: مَيْسَرَة (maysara), مَشْأَمَة (mašʔama)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 56:4-10:
      إِذَا رُجَّتِ الْأَرْضُ رَجًّا وَبُسَّتِ الْجِبَالُ بَسًّا فَكَانَتْ هَبَاءً مُّنْبَثًّا وَكُنتُمْ أَزْوَاجًا ثَلَاثَةً فَأَصْحَابُ الْمَيْمَنَةِ مَا أَصْحَابُ الْمَيْمَنَةِ وَأَصْحَابُ الْمَشْأَمَةِ مَا أَصْحَابُ الْمَشْأَمَةِ وَالسَّابِقُونَ السَّابِقُونَ
      When the earth is shaken with convulsion / And the mountains are crushed, crumbling / And become dust dispersing / And ye become of three kinds: Then the companions of the right – what are the companions of the right? And the companions of the left – what are the companions of the left? And the forerunners, the forerunners!

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  • Pashto: ميمنه (maymaná)

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