مينة

See also: مینہ‎ and مينه‎

Arabic

Alternative forms

مِينَاء‎ (mīnāʾ)

Etymology

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

Noun

مِينَة • (mīna) f (plural مَوَانٍ‎ (mawānin) or مِيَن‎ (miyan))

port, harbor

Declension

Declension of noun مِينَة (mīna)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِينَة mīna	الْمِينَة‎ al-mīna	مِينَة mīnat
Nominative	مِينَةٌ mīnatun	الْمِينَةُ‎ al-mīnatu	مِينَةُ mīnatu
Accusative	مِينَةً mīnatan	الْمِينَةَ‎ al-mīnata	مِينَةَ mīnata
Genitive	مِينَةٍ mīnatin	الْمِينَةِ‎ al-mīnati	مِينَةِ mīnati
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	broken plural diptote in ـٍ (-in)‎; basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَوَانِي‎‎; مِيَن‎ mawānī‎; miyan	الْمَوَانِي‎‎; الْمِيَن‎ al-mawānī‎; al-miyan	مَوَانِي‎‎; مِيَن‎ mawānī‎; miyan
Nominative	مَوَانٍ‎‎; مِيَنٌ‎ mawānin‎; miyanun	الْمَوَانِي‎‎; الْمِيَنُ‎ al-mawānī‎; al-miyanu	مَوَانِي‎‎; مِيَنُ‎ mawānī‎; miyanu
Accusative	مَوَانِيَ‎‎; مِيَنًا‎ mawāniya‎; miyanan	الْمَوَانِيَ‎‎; الْمِيَنَ‎ al-mawāniya‎; al-miyana	مَوَانِيَ‎‎; مِيَنَ‎ mawāniya‎; miyana
Genitive	مَوَانٍ‎‎; مِيَنٍ‎ mawānin‎; miyanin	الْمَوَانِي‎‎; الْمِيَنِ‎ al-mawānī‎; al-miyani	مَوَانِي‎‎; مِيَنِ‎ mawānī‎; miyani

References

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), “مينة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 3061, suggesting it is an ancient Egyptian word in origin.

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[1] Budge, E. A. Wallis (1920), “menȧ”, in An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary, London: J. Murray, page 300, meaning to tie a boat to land.

[2] Lane, Edward William (1863), “مينة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 3061, suggesting it is an ancient Egyptian word in origin.