مينا

See also: مینا‎

Arabic

مِينَا

Alternative forms

مِينَاء‎ (mīnāʾ)

Etymology

From م ن ء‎ (m-n-ʾ), meaning tanning liquid, ooze, used in first stage of tanning to treat the hide[1]; potentially from م ء ن‎ (m-ʾ-n), meaning to sustain a burden, an animal's back or hump, hence the meaning of hide.[2]

Noun

مِينَا • (mīnā) m (plural مَوَانِئ‎ (mawāniʾ))

Declension

Declension of noun مِينَا (mīnā)

Singular	singular invariable
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِينَا mīnā	الْمِينَا‎ al-mīnā	مِينَا mīnā
Nominative	مِينَا mīnā	الْمِينَا‎ al-mīnā	مِينَا mīnā
Accusative	مِينَا mīnā	الْمِينَا‎ al-mīnā	مِينَا mīnā
Genitive	مِينَا mīnā	الْمِينَا‎ al-mīnā	مِينَا mīnā
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِينَتَيْن‎ mīnatayn	الْمِينَتَيْن‎ al-mīnatayn	مِينَتَيْ‎ mīnatay
Nominative	مِينَتَانِ‎ mīnatāni	الْمِينَتَانِ‎ al-mīnatāni	مِينَتَا‎ mīnatā
Accusative	مِينَتَيْنِ‎ mīnatayni	الْمِينَتَيْنِ‎ al-mīnatayni	مِينَتَيْ‎ mīnatay
Genitive	مِينَتَيْنِ‎ mīnatayni	الْمِينَتَيْنِ‎ al-mīnatayni	مِينَتَيْ‎ mīnatay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَوَانِئ‎ mawāniʾ	الْمَوَانِئ‎ al-mawāniʾ	مَوَانِئ‎ mawāniʾ
Nominative	مَوَانِئُ‎ mawāniʾu	الْمَوَانِئُ‎ al-mawāniʾu	مَوَانِئُ‎ mawāniʾu
Accusative	مَوَانِئَ‎ mawāniʾa	الْمَوَانِئَ‎ al-mawāniʾa	مَوَانِئَ‎ mawāniʾa
Genitive	مَوَانِئَ‎ mawāniʾa	الْمَوَانِئِ‎ al-mawāniʾi	مَوَانِئِ‎ mawāniʾi

References

Wehr, Hans (1979), “مينا”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Lane, Edward William (1863), “منأ”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 2737, meaning the first stage of tanning, tanning liquid or ooze, a hide remaining in such a liquid
Lane, Edward William (1863), “مأن”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 3016, meaning to sustain a burden, to maintain, a camel's hump, an animals belly, a hide.

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[1] Lane, Edward William (1863), “منأ”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 2737, meaning the first stage of tanning, tanning liquid or ooze, a hide remaining in such a liquid

[2] Lane, Edward William (1863), “مأن”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 3016, meaning to sustain a burden, to maintain, a camel's hump, an animals belly, a hide.