مرينة

Arabic

Alternative forms

מרינא‎ (marīna) – Judeo-Arabic

Etymology

Unknown, maybe from a regional derivation of Ancient Greek μάρις (máris, “a liquid measure”) with -ῖνος (-înos), its feminine -ῑ́νη (-ī́nē).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ma.riː.na/

Noun

مَرِينَة • (marīna) f (plural مَرَانٍ‎ (marānin), plural construct state مَرَانِي‎ (marānī))

(obsolete, Egypt)

a kind of large container to transport (i.e. on camels) oil or vinegar
- 2018, Lambourn, Elizabeth, Abraham's Luggage: A Social Life of Things in the Medieval Indian Ocean World, Cambridge University Press, DOI:10.1017/9781316795453, →ISBN, page 256 line 10:
  ‏٥ مراني خل‎
  5 marīnas of vinegar

Declension

Declension of noun مَرِينَة (marīna)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرِينَة marīna	الْمَرِينَة‎ al-marīna	مَرِينَة marīnat
Nominative	مَرِينَةٌ marīnatun	الْمَرِينَةُ‎ al-marīnatu	مَرِينَةُ marīnatu
Accusative	مَرِينَةً marīnatan	الْمَرِينَةَ‎ al-marīnata	مَرِينَةَ marīnata
Genitive	مَرِينَةٍ marīnatin	الْمَرِينَةِ‎ al-marīnati	مَرِينَةِ marīnati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرِينَتَيْن‎ marīnatayn	الْمَرِينَتَيْن‎ al-marīnatayn	مَرِينَتَيْ‎ marīnatay
Nominative	مَرِينَتَانِ‎ marīnatāni	الْمَرِينَتَانِ‎ al-marīnatāni	مَرِينَتَا‎ marīnatā
Accusative	مَرِينَتَيْنِ‎ marīnatayni	الْمَرِينَتَيْنِ‎ al-marīnatayni	مَرِينَتَيْ‎ marīnatay
Genitive	مَرِينَتَيْنِ‎ marīnatayni	الْمَرِينَتَيْنِ‎ al-marīnatayni	مَرِينَتَيْ‎ marīnatay
Plural	broken plural diptote in ـٍ (-in)
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرَانِي‎ marānī	الْمَرَانِي‎ al-marānī	مَرَانِي‎ marānī
Nominative	مَرَانٍ‎ marānin	الْمَرَانِي‎ al-marānī	مَرَانِي‎ marānī
Accusative	مَرَانِيَ‎ marāniya	الْمَرَانِيَ‎ al-marāniya	مَرَانِيَ‎ marāniya
Genitive	مَرَانٍ‎ marānin	الْمَرَانِي‎ al-marānī	مَرَانِي‎ marānī

References

Lambourn, Elizabeth (2018) Abraham's Luggage: A Social Life of Things in the Medieval Indian Ocean World, Cambridge University Press, DOI:10.1017/9781316795453, →ISBN, page 261