مينا

See also: مینا

Arabic

مِينَا

Alternative forms

• مِينَاء (mīnāʔ)

Etymology

Borrwed 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

Declension of noun مِينَا (mīnā)

Singular	singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِينَا mīnā	الْمِينَا al-mīnā	مِينَا mīnā
Nominative	مِينَا mīnā	الْمِينَا al-mīnā	مِينَا mīnā
Accusative	مِينَا mīnā	الْمِينَا al-mīnā	مِينَا mīnā
Genitive	مِينَا mīnā	الْمِينَا al-mīnā	مِينَا mīnā
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 diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَوَانِئ mawāniʔ	الْمَوَانِئ al-mawāniʔ	مَوَانِئ mawāniʔ
Nominative	مَوَانِئُ mawāniʔu	الْمَوَانِئُ al-mawāniʔu	مَوَانِئُ mawāniʔu
Accusative	مَوَانِئَ mawāniʔa	الْمَوَانِئَ al-mawāniʔa	مَوَانِئَ mawāniʔa
Genitive	مَوَانِئَ mawāniʔa	الْمَوَانِئِ al-mawāniʔi	مَوَانِئِ mawāniʔi

Descendants

• → Persian: مینا (mînâ)
• → Ottoman Turkish: مینا (mina), مینه (mine)
  • Turkish: mine

References

• Ağa-Oğlu, Mehmet (1946) “The Origin of the Term Mīnā and its Meanings”, in Journal of Near Eastern Studies, volume 5, number 4, →DOI, pages 241–256

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Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مِينَاء (mīnāʔ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miːna/

Noun

مينا • (mīna) f (plural مواني (mwāni))

1. port