ميناء

Arabic

مِينَاء

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miː.naːʔ/

Etymology 1

The form is a مِفْعال (mifʕāl) from the verb أَنَى (ʔanā, “to draw near”). Nevertheless, it is predominantly considered a loanword. Perhaps from Egyptian mjnwt (“harbor”) or mjnt (“mooring post”), related to Egyptian mjnj (“to moor”). Alternatively from Ancient Greek λιμήν (limḗn, “harbour”), whence also Hebrew נמל (nāmēl), with l- reinterpreted as the Arabic article.

Alternative forms

• مِينَة (mīna)

Noun

مِينَاء • (mīnāʔ) m (plural مَوَانِئ (mawāniʔ) or مَوَانٍ (mawānin))

1. port, harbor

Declension

Declension of noun مِينَاء (mīnāʔ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِينَاء mīnāʔ	الْمِينَاء al-mīnāʔ	مِينَاء mīnāʔ
Nominative	مِينَاءٌ mīnāʔun	الْمِينَاءُ al-mīnāʔu	مِينَاءُ mīnāʔu
Accusative	مِينَاءً mīnāʔan	الْمِينَاءَ al-mīnāʔa	مِينَاءَ mīnāʔa
Genitive	مِينَاءٍ mīnāʔin	الْمِينَاءِ al-mīnāʔi	مِينَاءِ mīnāʔi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِينَاءَيْن mīnāʔayn	الْمِينَاءَيْن al-mīnāʔayn	مِينَاءَيْ mīnāʔay
Nominative	مِينَاءَانِ mīnāʔāni	الْمِينَاءَانِ al-mīnāʔāni	مِينَاءَا mīnāʔā
Accusative	مِينَاءَيْنِ mīnāʔayni	الْمِينَاءَيْنِ al-mīnāʔayni	مِينَاءَيْ mīnāʔay
Genitive	مِينَاءَيْنِ mīnāʔayni	الْمِينَاءَيْنِ al-mīnāʔayni	مِينَاءَيْ mīnāʔay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote‎; broken plural diptote in ـٍ (-in)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَوَانِئ‎; مَوَانِي mawāniʔ‎; mawānī	الْمَوَانِئ‎; الْمَوَانِي al-mawāniʔ‎; al-mawānī	مَوَانِئ‎; مَوَانِي mawāniʔ‎; mawānī
Nominative	مَوَانِئُ‎; مَوَانٍ mawāniʔu‎; mawānin	الْمَوَانِئُ‎; الْمَوَانِي al-mawāniʔu‎; al-mawānī	مَوَانِئُ‎; مَوَانِي mawāniʔu‎; mawānī
Accusative	مَوَانِئَ‎; مَوَانِيَ mawāniʔa‎; mawāniya	الْمَوَانِئَ‎; الْمَوَانِيَ al-mawāniʔa‎; al-mawāniya	مَوَانِئَ‎; مَوَانِيَ mawāniʔa‎; mawāniya
Genitive	مَوَانِئَ‎; مَوَانٍ mawāniʔa‎; mawānin	الْمَوَانِئِ‎; الْمَوَانِي al-mawāniʔi‎; al-mawānī	مَوَانِئِ‎; مَوَانِي mawāniʔi‎; mawānī

Etymology 2

Noun

مِينَاء • (mīnāʔ) m (plural مَوَانِئ (mawāniʔ))

1. alternative form of مِينَا (mīnā)

Declension

Declension of noun مِينَاء (mīnāʔ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِينَاء mīnāʔ	الْمِينَاء al-mīnāʔ	مِينَاء mīnāʔ
Nominative	مِينَاءٌ mīnāʔun	الْمِينَاءُ al-mīnāʔu	مِينَاءُ mīnāʔu
Accusative	مِينَاءً mīnāʔan	الْمِينَاءَ al-mīnāʔa	مِينَاءَ mīnāʔa
Genitive	مِينَاءٍ mīnāʔin	الْمِينَاءِ al-mīnāʔi	مِينَاءِ mīnāʔi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِينَاءَيْن mīnāʔayn	الْمِينَاءَيْن al-mīnāʔayn	مِينَاءَيْ mīnāʔay
Nominative	مِينَاءَانِ mīnāʔāni	الْمِينَاءَانِ al-mīnāʔāni	مِينَاءَا mīnāʔā
Accusative	مِينَاءَيْنِ mīnāʔayni	الْمِينَاءَيْنِ al-mīnāʔayni	مِينَاءَيْ mīnāʔay
Genitive	مِينَاءَيْنِ mīnāʔayni	الْمِينَاءَيْنِ al-mīnāʔayni	مِينَاءَيْ mīnāʔay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَوَانِئ mawāniʔ	الْمَوَانِئ al-mawāniʔ	مَوَانِئ mawāniʔ
Nominative	مَوَانِئُ mawāniʔu	الْمَوَانِئُ al-mawāniʔu	مَوَانِئُ mawāniʔu
Accusative	مَوَانِئَ mawāniʔa	الْمَوَانِئَ al-mawāniʔa	مَوَانِئَ mawāniʔa
Genitive	مَوَانِئَ mawāniʔa	الْمَوَانِئِ al-mawāniʔi	مَوَانِئِ mawāniʔi

References

• Haywood, J.A., Nahmad, H.M. (1965) “ميناء”, in A new Arabic grammar, 2^nd 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

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مِينَاء (mīnāʔ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miː.na/, [miː.na]

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Noun

ميناء • (mīna) m (plural مَوَانِئ (mawāni))

1. harbour, port