Mani

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mani"

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Manichaean or French manichéen.

Symbol

Mani

1. (international standards) ISO 15924 script code for Manichaean.

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Greek Μάνη f (Máni).

Proper noun

Mani

1. A peninsula on the Peloponnese in Greece.

Derived terms

• Maniot

Translations

peninsula

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 瑪尼半島 / 玛尼半岛 (Mǎní Bàndǎo)

• Finnish: Máni
• Greek: Μάνη (el) f (Máni)
• Portuguese: Mani
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can

Further reading

• Mani Peninsula on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

From Classical Syriac ܡܐܢܝ (Mānī).

Proper noun

Mani

1. The founder of Manichaeism.

   Synonyms: Manes, Manichaeus

Related terms

• Manichaean
• Manichaeanism
• Manichaic
• Manichaism, Manichaeism

Translations

founder of Manichaeism

• Arabic: مَانِي m (mānī)
• Aramaic:

  Syriac: ܡܐܢܝ (mānī)

• Armenian:

  Old Armenian: Մանի (Mani), Մանիքէոս (Manikʻēos)

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 摩尼 (zh) (Móní)

• Esperanto: Mani
• Finnish: Mani
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: Μάνης m (Mánēs)

• Japanese: マニ m (Mani)
• Old Uyghur: 𐫖𐫀𐫗𐫏 (mʾny)
• Persian: مانی (fa) (mâni)
• Portuguese: Mani m, Manes m
• Russian: Мани́ (ru) (Maní)
• Spanish: Manes m

Further reading

• Mani (prophet) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 3

Noun

Mani pl (plural only)

1. Alternative form of Maniq (“ethnic group”).

Anagrams

• Iman, amin, NIMA, NAMI, Main, iman, main, mnai, Mina, mina, Naim, Mian, Amin

Thao

Proper noun

Mani

1. a female given name

References

• Center for aboriginal studies (2014), “Mani”, in 原住民族人名譜 [Dictionary of Indigenous Names in Taiwan]‎^[1] (in Chinese), Taipei: Council of Indigenous Peoples