معنى
See also: معنی
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ع ن ي (ʕ-n-y), from the verb عَنَى (ʕanā, “to be on someone's mind”).
Pronunciation
Noun
مَعْنًى • (maʕnan) m (construct state مَعْنَى (maʕnā), dual مَعْنَيَانِ (maʕnayāni), plural مَعَانٍ (maʕānin), plural construct state مَعَانِي (maʕānī))
- meaning, import, sense
- concept, notion, idea, thought
- rhetorical expression, figurative expression
Declension
Declension of noun مَعْنًى (maʕnan)
Singular | singular in ـًى (-an) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | مَعْنَى maʕnā |
الْمَعْنَى al-maʕnā |
مَعْنَى maʕnā |
Nominative | مَعْنًى maʕnan |
الْمَعْنَى al-maʕnā |
مَعْنَى maʕnā |
Accusative | مَعْنًى maʕnan |
الْمَعْنَى al-maʕnā |
مَعْنَى maʕnā |
Genitive | مَعْنًى maʕnan |
الْمَعْنَى al-maʕnā |
مَعْنَى maʕnā |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | مَعْنَيَيْن maʕnayayn |
الْمَعْنَيَيْن al-maʕnayayn |
مَعْنَيَيْ maʕnayay |
Nominative | مَعْنَيَانِ maʕnayāni |
الْمَعْنَيَانِ al-maʕnayāni |
مَعْنَيَا maʕnayā |
Accusative | مَعْنَيَيْنِ maʕnayayni |
الْمَعْنَيَيْنِ al-maʕnayayni |
مَعْنَيَيْ maʕnayay |
Genitive | مَعْنَيَيْنِ maʕnayayni |
الْمَعْنَيَيْنِ al-maʕnayayni |
مَعْنَيَيْ maʕnayay |
Plural | broken plural diptote in ـٍ (-in) | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | مَعَانِي maʕānī |
الْمَعَانِي al-maʕānī |
مَعَانِي maʕānī |
Nominative | مَعَانٍ maʕānin |
الْمَعَانِي al-maʕānī |
مَعَانِي maʕānī |
Accusative | مَعَانِيَ maʕāniya |
الْمَعَانِيَ al-maʕāniya |
مَعَانِيَ maʕāniya |
Genitive | مَعَانٍ maʕānin |
الْمَعَانِي al-maʕānī |
مَعَانِي maʕānī |
Descendants
- Gulf Arabic: معنى (maʕna)
- Moroccan Arabic: معنى (maʕna)
- North Levantine Arabic: معنى (maʕna)
- South Levantine Arabic: معنى (maʕna)
- → Azerbaijani: məna
- → Bashkir: мәғәнә (məğənə)
- → Bengali: মানে (mane)
- → Hausa: ma'ana
- → Hindi: मअनी (maanī)
- → Persian: معنی (ma'ni)
- → Kazakh: мағына (mağyna)
- → Kyrgyz: маани (maani)
- → Malay: makna
- → Pashto: معنى (ma'nã), معنا (ma'nã)
- → Swahili: maana
- → Tajik: маънӣ (maʾni), маъно (maʾno)
- → Turkish: mana
- → Tatar: мәгънә (mäğnä)
- → Turkmen: many
- → Uyghur: مەنە (mene)
- → Urdu: معنی (ma'nī)
- → Uzbek: mano, maʻno, mani
References
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- Wehr, Hans (1979) “عني”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Moroccan Arabic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Root |
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ع ن ي |
1 term |
Noun
معنى • (maʕna) m (construct state معنى (maʕna) or معناة (maʕnāt), plural معاني (mʕāni))
Etymology 2
Root |
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م ع ن ي |
1 term |
Verb
معنى • (maʕna) Iq (non-past يمعني (ymaʕni))
- to hint to someone
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
North Levantine Arabic
Noun
معنى • (maʿna) m (plural معاني (maʿāni))
Usage notes
- The construct form is either unchanged as in standard Arabic or it becomes معنات, معناة (maʿnēt). Especially with personal suffixes the latter is predominant. The word does not become feminine, however.
South Levantine Arabic
Root |
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ع ن ي |
3 terms |
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
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