منحة

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Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Root
م ن ح (m-n-ḥ)

Related to مَنَحَ (manaḥa, to award, to grant, to bestow). Compare Hebrew מִנְחָה (minḥā, offering).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

مِنْحَة (minḥaf (plural مِنَح (minaḥ) or مِنْحَات (minḥāt))

  1. gift
    Synonyms: هِبَة (hiba), عَطِيَّة (ʕaṭiyya), هَدِيَّة (hadiyya)
  2. additional money given to the employees; bonus, allowance
    Synonym: عِلَاوَة (ʕilāwa)
  3. subsidy, monetary aid, financial support
  4. (education) scholarship, study grant

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