معنى
See also: معنی
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ع ن ي (ʕ-n-y), from the verb عَنَى (ʕanā, “to be on someone's mind”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maʕ.nan/
- IPA(key): /maʕ.naː/ (informal)
Audio (informal: مَعْنَى) (file)
Noun
مَعْنًى • (maʕnan) m (construct state مَعْنَى (maʕnā), dual مَعْنَيَانِ (maʕnayāni), plural مَعَانٍ (maʕānin), plural construct state مَعَانِي (maʕānī))
- meaning, import, sense
- concept, notion, idea, thought
- rhetorical expression, figurative expression
Declension
Declension of noun مَعْنًى (maʕnan)
| Singular | singular in ـًى (-an) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مَعْنَى maʕnā | الْمَعْنَى al-maʕnā | مَعْنَى maʕnā |
| Nominative | مَعْنًى maʕnan | الْمَعْنَى al-maʕnā | مَعْنَى maʕnā |
| Accusative | مَعْنًى maʕnan | الْمَعْنَى al-maʕnā | مَعْنَى maʕnā |
| Genitive | مَعْنًى maʕnan | الْمَعْنَى al-maʕnā | مَعْنَى maʕnā |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | مَعْنَيَيْن maʕnayayn | الْمَعْنَيَيْن al-maʕnayayn | مَعْنَيَيْ maʕnayay |
| Nominative | مَعْنَيَانِ maʕnayāni | الْمَعْنَيَانِ al-maʕnayāni | مَعْنَيَا maʕnayā |
| Accusative | مَعْنَيَيْنِ maʕnayayni | الْمَعْنَيَيْنِ al-maʕnayayni | مَعْنَيَيْ maʕnayay |
| Genitive | مَعْنَيَيْنِ maʕnayayni | الْمَعْنَيَيْنِ al-maʕnayayni | مَعْنَيَيْ maʕnayay |
| Plural | broken plural diptote in ـٍ (-in) | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مَعَانِي maʕānī | الْمَعَانِي al-maʕānī | مَعَانِي maʕānī |
| Nominative | مَعَانٍ maʕānin | الْمَعَانِي al-maʕānī | مَعَانِي maʕānī |
| Accusative | مَعَانِيَ maʕāniya | الْمَعَانِيَ al-maʕāniya | مَعَانِيَ maʕāniya |
| Genitive | مَعَانٍ maʕānin | الْمَعَانِي al-maʕānī | مَعَانِي maʕānī |
Descendants
- Gulf Arabic: معنى (maʕna)
- Moroccan Arabic: معنى (maʕna)
- North Levantine Arabic: معنى (maʕna)
- South Levantine Arabic: معنى (maʕna)
- → Azerbaijani: məna
- → Bashkir: мәғәнә (mäğänä)
- → Bengali: মানে (mane)
- → Hausa: ma'ana
- → Hindi: मअनी (maanī)
- → Persian: معنی (ma'ni)
- → Kazakh: мағына (mağyna)
- → Kyrgyz: маани (maani)
- → Malay: makna
- → Pashto: معنى (ma'nã), معنا (ma'nã)
- → Swahili: maana
- → Tajik: маънӣ (maʾnī), маъно (maʾno)
- → Turkish: mana
- → Tatar: мәгънә (mäğnä)
- → Turkmen: many
- → Uyghur: مەنە (mene)
- → Urdu: معنی (ma'nī)
- → Uzbek: maʼno
References
- Horten, Max (1910), “Was bedeutet مَعْنًى als philosophischer Terminus? Eine Studie zur Geschichte der islamischen Philosophie”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft (in German), volume 64, pages 391–396
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “عني”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Moroccan Arabic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maʕ.na/
Etymology 1
| Root |
|---|
| ع ن ي |
| 1 term |
From Arabic مَعْنًى (maʕnan).
Noun
معنى • (maʕna) m (construct state معنى (maʕna) or معناة (maʕnāt), plural معاني (mʕāni))
- meaning, sense
Etymology 2
| Root |
|---|
| م ع ن ي |
| 1 term |
Denominal verb of معنى.
Verb
معنى • (maʕna) (form Iq, non-past يمعني (ymaʕni))
- to hint to someone
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
North Levantine Arabic
Noun
معنى • (maʿna) m (plural معاني (maʿāni))
- meaning
Usage notes
- The construct form is either unchanged as in standard Arabic or it becomes معنات, معناة (maʿnēt). Especially with personal suffixes the latter is predominant. The word does not become feminine, however.
South Levantine Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ع ن ي |
Etymology
From Arabic مَعْنًى (maʕnan).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maʕ.na/, [ˈmaʕ.na]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)
Noun
معنى • (maʕna) m (plural معاني (maʕāni))
- meaning, significance