מנא
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Aramaic[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
מְנֵא • (mənā)
- to count, to number
- Tanach, Daniel 5:25-26, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
- דְּנָה פְּשַׁר־מִלְּתָא מְנֵא מְנָה־אֱלָהָא מַלְכוּתָךְ וְהַשְׁלְמַהּ׃
- dənā pəšar-milləṯā mənē mənā-ʾĕlāhā malḵūṯāḵ wəhašləmah.
- This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE [mina], God hath numbered thy kingdom, and brought it to an end.
Etymology 2[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- מַנְיָא (manyā) — Jewish Babylonian Aramaic, Biblical Aramaic
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
מָנָא • (mānā) m (plural מָנַיָּא (mānayyā))
- (Jewish Palestinian Aramaic) mina, maund (a unit of weight)
Descendants[edit]
- → Arabic: مَنّ (mann)
Etymology 3[edit]
Compare Arabic من (“to be kind, give favor”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
מַנָּא • (mannā) m