منهج
Arabic
Etymology
Compare Hebrew מִנְהָג (minhág), which may have influenced the religious sense (though the Arabic word as such is probably native from the root ن ه ج (n-h-j)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /min.had͡ʒ/
- IPA(key): /man.had͡ʒ/
Noun
مِنْهَج or مَنْهَج • (minhaj or manhaj) m (plural مَنَاهِج (manāhij))
- specific manner of doing something; methodology; system; programme
- (religion, especially Islam) doctrine; a body of stances, particularly on matters of ritual, but also theology, law, etc. (as taught by a denomination or an indivual scholar)
Declension
Declension of noun مِنْهَج (minhaj); مَنْهَج (manhaj)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مِنْهَج; مَنْهَج minhaj; manhaj | الْمِنْهَج; الْمَنْهَج al-minhaj; al-manhaj | مِنْهَج; مَنْهَج minhaj; manhaj |
| Nominative | مِنْهَجٌ; مَنْهَجٌ minhajun; manhajun | الْمِنْهَجُ; الْمَنْهَجُ al-minhaju; al-manhaju | مِنْهَجُ; مَنْهَجُ minhaju; manhaju |
| Accusative | مِنْهَجًا; مَنْهَجًا minhajan; manhajan | الْمِنْهَجَ; الْمَنْهَجَ al-minhaja; al-manhaja | مِنْهَجَ; مَنْهَجَ minhaja; manhaja |
| Genitive | مِنْهَجٍ; مَنْهَجٍ minhajin; manhajin | الْمِنْهَجِ; الْمَنْهَجِ al-minhaji; al-manhaji | مِنْهَجِ; مَنْهَجِ minhaji; manhaji |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | مِنْهَجَيْن; مَنْهَجَيْن minhajayn; manhajayn | الْمِنْهَجَيْن; الْمَنْهَجَيْن al-minhajayn; al-manhajayn | مِنْهَجَيْ; مَنْهَجَيْ minhajay; manhajay |
| Nominative | مِنْهَجَانِ; مَنْهَجَانِ minhajāni; manhajāni | الْمِنْهَجَانِ; الْمَنْهَجَانِ al-minhajāni; al-manhajāni | مِنْهَجَا; مَنْهَجَا minhajā; manhajā |
| Accusative | مِنْهَجَيْنِ; مَنْهَجَيْنِ minhajayni; manhajayni | الْمِنْهَجَيْنِ; الْمَنْهَجَيْنِ al-minhajayni; al-manhajayni | مِنْهَجَيْ; مَنْهَجَيْ minhajay; manhajay |
| Genitive | مِنْهَجَيْنِ; مَنْهَجَيْنِ minhajayni; manhajayni | الْمِنْهَجَيْنِ; الْمَنْهَجَيْنِ al-minhajayni; al-manhajayni | مِنْهَجَيْ; مَنْهَجَيْ minhajay; manhajay |
| Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مَنَاهِج manāhij | الْمَنَاهِج al-manāhij | مَنَاهِج manāhij |
| Nominative | مَنَاهِجُ manāhiju | الْمَنَاهِجُ al-manāhiju | مَنَاهِجُ manāhiju |
| Accusative | مَنَاهِجَ manāhija | الْمَنَاهِجَ al-manāhija | مَنَاهِجَ manāhija |
| Genitive | مَنَاهِجَ manāhija | الْمَنَاهِجِ al-manāhiji | مَنَاهِجِ manāhiji |
Synonyms
- مِنْهَاج (minhāj)
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “ن ه ج”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
References
- Ahrens, Karl (1930), “Christliches im Qoran. Eine Nachlese”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft (in German), volume 84, page 22