ميناء

Arabic

مِينَاء

Etymology 1

From Egyptian mjnwt (“harbor”) or mjnt (“mooring post”) related to Egyptian mjnj (“to moor”).^[1]^[2]

Alternative forms

مِينَة‎ (mīna)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /miː.naːʔ/

Noun

مِينَاء • (mīnāʾ) m (plural مَوَانٍ‎ (mawānin) or مَوَانِئ‎ (mawāniʾ) or مِيَن‎ (miyan))

port, harbor

Declension

Declension of noun مِينَاء (mīnāʾ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِينَاء mīnāʾ	الْمِينَاء‎ al-mīnāʾ	مِينَاء mīnāʾ
Nominative	مِينَاءٌ mīnāʾun	الْمِينَاءُ‎ al-mīnāʾu	مِينَاءُ mīnāʾu
Accusative	مِينَاءً mīnāʾan	الْمِينَاءَ‎ al-mīnāʾa	مِينَاءَ mīnāʾa
Genitive	مِينَاءٍ mīnāʾin	الْمِينَاءِ‎ al-mīnāʾi	مِينَاءِ mīnāʾi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِينَاءَيْن‎ mīnāʾayn	الْمِينَاءَيْن‎ al-mīnāʾayn	مِينَاءَيْ‎ mīnāʾay
Nominative	مِينَاءَانِ‎ mīnāʾāni	الْمِينَاءَانِ‎ al-mīnāʾāni	مِينَاءَا‎ mīnāʾā
Accusative	مِينَاءَيْنِ‎ mīnāʾayni	الْمِينَاءَيْنِ‎ al-mīnāʾayni	مِينَاءَيْ‎ mīnāʾay
Genitive	مِينَاءَيْنِ‎ mīnāʾayni	الْمِينَاءَيْنِ‎ al-mīnāʾayni	مِينَاءَيْ‎ mīnāʾay
Plural	broken plural diptote in ـٍ (-in)‎; basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَوَانِي‎‎; مَوَانِئ‎‎; مِيَن‎ mawānī‎; mawāniʾ‎; miyan	الْمَوَانِي‎‎; الْمَوَانِئ‎‎; الْمِيَن‎ al-mawānī‎; al-mawāniʾ‎; al-miyan	مَوَانِي‎‎; مَوَانِئ‎‎; مِيَن‎ mawānī‎; mawāniʾ‎; miyan
Nominative	مَوَانٍ‎‎; مَوَانِئُ‎‎; مِيَنٌ‎ mawānin‎; mawāniʾu‎; miyanun	الْمَوَانِي‎‎; الْمَوَانِئُ‎‎; الْمِيَنُ‎ al-mawānī‎; al-mawāniʾu‎; al-miyanu	مَوَانِي‎‎; مَوَانِئُ‎‎; مِيَنُ‎ mawānī‎; mawāniʾu‎; miyanu
Accusative	مَوَانِيَ‎‎; مَوَانِئَ‎‎; مِيَنًا‎ mawāniya‎; mawāniʾa‎; miyanan	الْمَوَانِيَ‎‎; الْمَوَانِئَ‎‎; الْمِيَنَ‎ al-mawāniya‎; al-mawāniʾa‎; al-miyana	مَوَانِيَ‎‎; مَوَانِئَ‎‎; مِيَنَ‎ mawāniya‎; mawāniʾa‎; miyana
Genitive	مَوَانٍ‎‎; مَوَانِئَ‎‎; مِيَنٍ‎ mawānin‎; mawāniʾa‎; miyanin	الْمَوَانِي‎‎; الْمَوَانِئِ‎‎; الْمِيَنِ‎ al-mawānī‎; al-mawāniʾi‎; al-miyani	مَوَانِي‎‎; مَوَانِئِ‎‎; مِيَنِ‎ mawānī‎; mawāniʾi‎; miyani

References

“ميناء” in J.A. Haywood and H.M. Nahmad (1965), A new Arabic grammar (second 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.

Etymology 2