معنى

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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

  • IPA(key): /maʕ.nan/
  • IPA(key): /maʕ.naː/ (informal)
  • Audio (informal: مَعْنَى)(file)

Noun

مَعْنًى • (maʕnan) m (construct state مَعْنَى (maʕnā), dual مَعْنَيَانِ (maʕnayāni), plural مَعَانٍ (maʕānin), plural construct state مَعَانِي (maʕānī))

  1. meaning, import, sense
  2. concept, notion, idea, thought
  3. rhetorical expression, figurative expression

Declension

Declension of noun مَعْنًى (maʕnan)
Singular singular in ـًى (-an)
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

References

  • Horten, Max (1910) “Was bedeutet مَعْنًى als philosophischer Terminus? Eine Studie zur Geschichte der islamischen Philosophie”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft‎ (in German), volume 64, pages 391–396
  • 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
ع ن ي
1 term

From Arabic مَعْنًى (maʕnan).

Noun

معنى • (maʕna) m (construct state معنى (maʕna) or معناة (maʕnāt), plural معاني (mʕāni))

  1. meaning, sense

Etymology 2

Root
م ع ن ي
1 term

Denominal verb of معنى.

Verb

معنى • (maʕna) Iq (non-past يمعني (ymaʕni))

  1. to hint to someone
Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

North Levantine Arabic

Noun

معنى • (maʿna) m (plural معاني (maʿāni))

  1. meaning

Usage notes

  • The construct form is either unchanged as in standard Arabic or it becomes معنات, معناة (maʕnēt). Especially with personal suffixes the latter is predominant. The word does not become feminine, however.

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع ن ي
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مَعْنًى (maʕnan).

Pronunciation

Noun

معنى • (maʕna) m (plural معاني (maʕāni))

  1. meaning, significance
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