مناة

Arabic

Alternative forms

  • مَنَوٰة (manāh) — classical spelling

Etymology

From the roots م ن ي (m n y) and م ن و (m n w). Related to مَنُون (manūn, “death, fate”) and مَنِيَّة (maniyya, “death, fate”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.naːh/

Proper noun

مَنَاة • (manāh) f

  1. (Arabian mythology) Manat, a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess of fate
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 53:19-20:
      أَفَرَأَيْتُمُ اللَّاتَ وَٱلْعُزَّى وَمَنَاةَ ٱلثَّالِثَةَ ٱلْأُخْرَى
      ʔa-fa-raʔaytumu l-lāta wal-ʕuzzā wa-manāta ṯ-ṯāliṯata l-ʔuḵrā
      So have you considered al-Lāt and al-ʿUzzā? And Manāt, the third – the other one?

Declension

Declension of noun مَنَاة (manāh)
singular singular diptote in ـَاة (-āh)
indefinite definite construct
informal — مَنَاة
manāt 		—
nominative — مَنَاةُ
manātu 		—
accusative — مَنَاةَ
manāta 		—
genitive — مَنَاةَ
manāta 		—

Descendants

  • → Azerbaijani: Mənat
  • → Chagatai: مَنات (mnāt)
  • → Classical Persian: مَنَات (manāt)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: مَنات (Menât)
    • Turkish: Menat
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