ميناء
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مِينَاء
Arabic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
The form is a مِفْعال (mifʕāl) from the verb أَنَى (ʔanā, “to draw near”). Nevertheless, it is predominantly considered a loanword. Perhaps from Egyptian mjnwt (“harbor”) or mjnt (“mooring post”), related to Egyptian mjnj (“to moor”). Alternatively from Ancient Greek λιμήν (limḗn, “harbour”), whence also Hebrew נמל (nāmēl), with l- reinterpreted as the Arabic article.
Alternative forms
- مِينَة (mīna)
Noun
مِينَاء • (mīnāʔ) m (plural مَوَانِئ (mawāniʔ) or مَوَانٍ (mawānin))
Declension
Declension of noun مِينَاء (mīnāʔ)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مِينَاء mīnāʔ |
الْمِينَاء al-mīnāʔ |
مِينَاء mīnāʔ |
| Nominative | مِينَاءٌ mīnāʔun |
الْمِينَاءُ al-mīnāʔu |
مِينَاءُ mīnāʔu |
| Accusative | مِينَاءً mīnāʔan |
الْمِينَاءَ al-mīnāʔa |
مِينَاءَ mīnāʔa |
| Genitive | مِينَاءٍ mīnāʔin |
الْمِينَاءِ al-mīnāʔi |
مِينَاءِ mīnāʔi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | مِينَاءَيْن mīnāʔayn |
الْمِينَاءَيْن al-mīnāʔayn |
مِينَاءَيْ mīnāʔay |
| Nominative | مِينَاءَانِ mīnāʔāni |
الْمِينَاءَانِ al-mīnāʔāni |
مِينَاءَا mīnāʔā |
| Accusative | مِينَاءَيْنِ mīnāʔayni |
الْمِينَاءَيْنِ al-mīnāʔayni |
مِينَاءَيْ mīnāʔay |
| Genitive | مِينَاءَيْنِ mīnāʔayni |
الْمِينَاءَيْنِ al-mīnāʔayni |
مِينَاءَيْ mīnāʔay |
| Plural | basic broken plural diptote; broken plural diptote in ـٍ (-in) | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مَوَانِئ; مَوَانِي mawāniʔ; mawānī |
الْمَوَانِئ; الْمَوَانِي al-mawāniʔ; al-mawānī |
مَوَانِئ; مَوَانِي mawāniʔ; mawānī |
| Nominative | مَوَانِئُ; مَوَانٍ mawāniʔu; mawānin |
الْمَوَانِئُ; الْمَوَانِي al-mawāniʔu; al-mawānī |
مَوَانِئُ; مَوَانِي mawāniʔu; mawānī |
| Accusative | مَوَانِئَ; مَوَانِيَ mawāniʔa; mawāniya |
الْمَوَانِئَ; الْمَوَانِيَ al-mawāniʔa; al-mawāniya |
مَوَانِئَ; مَوَانِيَ mawāniʔa; mawāniya |
| Genitive | مَوَانِئَ; مَوَانٍ mawāniʔa; mawānin |
الْمَوَانِئِ; الْمَوَانِي al-mawāniʔi; al-mawānī |
مَوَانِئِ; مَوَانِي mawāniʔi; mawānī |
Etymology 2
Noun
مِينَاء • (mīnāʔ) m (plural مَوَانِئ (mawāniʔ))
- alternative form of مِينَا (mīnā)
Declension
Declension of noun مِينَاء (mīnāʔ)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مِينَاء mīnāʔ |
الْمِينَاء al-mīnāʔ |
مِينَاء mīnāʔ |
| Nominative | مِينَاءٌ mīnāʔun |
الْمِينَاءُ al-mīnāʔu |
مِينَاءُ mīnāʔu |
| Accusative | مِينَاءً mīnāʔan |
الْمِينَاءَ al-mīnāʔa |
مِينَاءَ mīnāʔa |
| Genitive | مِينَاءٍ mīnāʔin |
الْمِينَاءِ al-mīnāʔi |
مِينَاءِ mīnāʔi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | مِينَاءَيْن mīnāʔayn |
الْمِينَاءَيْن al-mīnāʔayn |
مِينَاءَيْ mīnāʔay |
| Nominative | مِينَاءَانِ mīnāʔāni |
الْمِينَاءَانِ al-mīnāʔāni |
مِينَاءَا mīnāʔā |
| Accusative | مِينَاءَيْنِ mīnāʔayni |
الْمِينَاءَيْنِ al-mīnāʔayni |
مِينَاءَيْ mīnāʔay |
| Genitive | مِينَاءَيْنِ mīnāʔayni |
الْمِينَاءَيْنِ al-mīnāʔayni |
مِينَاءَيْ mīnāʔay |
| 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 |
References
- Haywood, J.A., Nahmad, H.M. (1965) “ميناء”, in A new Arabic grammar, 2nd edition, London: Lund Humphries, →ISBN
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “ميناء”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
- ^ Budge, E. A. Wallis (1920) “menȧ”, in An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary, London: J. Murray, page 300, meaning to tie a boat to land.
- ^ Lane, Edward William (1863) “ميناء”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 3061, suggesting it is an ancient Egyptian word in origin.