מנא

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Aramaic[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

מְנֵא (mənā)

  1. 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]

From Akkadian 𒈠𒉡𒌑 (manû).

Alternative forms[edit]

  • מַנְיָא (manyā)Jewish Babylonian Aramaic, Biblical Aramaic

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

מָנָא (mānām (plural מָנַיָּא (mānayyā))

  1. (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 (mannām

  1. (Jewish Palestinian Aramaic) manna

References[edit]

  • mny”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • mnˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • mn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–