مني
See also: منی and منى
Arabic
Etymology 1
From the roots م ن ي (m-n-y) and م ن و (m-n-w).
Noun
مَنِيّ • (maniyy) m (plural مُنْي (muny))
- conceptive fluid or discharge
- Synonym: مَاء (māʾ)
- male ejaculation, semen; sperm
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 75:37:
- أَلَمْ يَكُ نُطْفَةً مِنْ مَنِيٍّ يُمْنَى
- ʾalam yaku nuṭfatan min maniyyin yumnā
- Had he not been a sperm from semen emitted?
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- (obsolete) female ejaculation
- 7th century CE, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim:
- قَالَ: «وَجِئْتُ أَسْأَلُكَ عَنْ شَيْءٍ لَا يَعْلَمُهُ أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ إِلَّا نَبِيٌّ أَوْ رَجُلٌ أَوْ رَجُلَانِ.» قَالَ: «يَنْفَعُكَ إِنْ حَدَّثْتُكَ؟» قَالَ: «أَسْمَعُ بِأُذُنَيَّ.» قَالَ: «جِئْتُ أَسْأَلُكَ عَنِ الْوَلَدِ.» قَالَ: «مَاءُ الرَّجُلِ أَبْيَضُ، وَمَاءُ الْمَرْأَةِ أَصْفَرُ، فَإِذَا اجْتَمَعَا، فَعَلَا مَنِيُّ الرَّجُلِ مَنِيَّ الْمَرْأَةِ، أَذْكَرَا بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ، وَإِذَا عَلَا مَنِيُّ الْمَرْأَةِ مَنِيَّ الرَّجُلِ، آنَثَا بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ.» قَالَ الْيَهُودِيُّ: «لَقَدْ صَدَقْتَ، وَإِنَّكَ لَنَبِيٌّ، ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ فَذَهَبَ.»
- [Then] he [the Jew] said, "I also came to ask you about something no one on earth would know but a Prophet or one or two [other] men." [So] he [the Prophet] said, "Would it benefit you if I answered?" [So] he [the Jew] said, "I shall hear [it] with my [own] ears. I came to ask you about [one's] offspring." [So] he [the Prophet] said, "The fluid of men is white; that of women is yellow. If they combine and the fluid of the man rises above [or overpowers] the woman's, they beget a male if Allah wills it, and if the fluid of the woman rises above [or overpowers] the man's, they beget a female if Allah wills it." [So] the Jew said, "You have spoken truthfully, and you are indeed a prophet." Then he went away and left.
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Usage notes
Much older texts usually do not lexically distinguish between male and female ejaculation. Modern texts, on the other hand, tend to reserve مَنِيّ (maniyy) for referring to male ejaculation. See the entry for مَاء (māʾ) for more information.
Declension
Declension of noun مَنِيّ (maniyy)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مَنِي manī | الْمَنِي al-manī | مَنِي manī |
| Nominative | مَنِيٌّ maniyyun | الْمَنِيُّ al-maniyyu | مَنِيُّ maniyyu |
| Accusative | مَنِيًّا maniyyan | الْمَنِيَّ al-maniyya | مَنِيَّ maniyya |
| Genitive | مَنِيٍّ maniyyin | الْمَنِيِّ al-maniyyi | مَنِيِّ maniyyi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | مَنِيَّيْن maniyyayn | الْمَنِيَّيْن al-maniyyayn | مَنِيَّيْ maniyyay |
| Nominative | مَنِيَّانِ maniyyāni | الْمَنِيَّانِ al-maniyyāni | مَنِيَّا maniyyā |
| Accusative | مَنِيَّيْنِ maniyyayni | الْمَنِيَّيْنِ al-maniyyayni | مَنِيَّيْ maniyyay |
| Genitive | مَنِيَّيْنِ maniyyayni | الْمَنِيَّيْنِ al-maniyyayni | مَنِيَّيْ maniyyay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مُنْي muny | الْمُنْي al-muny | مُنْي muny |
| Nominative | مُنْيٌ munyun | الْمُنْيُ al-munyu | مُنْيُ munyu |
| Accusative | مُنْيًا munyan | الْمُنْيَ al-munya | مُنْيَ munya |
| Genitive | مُنْيٍ munyin | الْمُنْيِ al-munyi | مُنْيِ munyi |
Synonyms
- سَائِل مَنَوِيّ (sāʾil manawiyy)
Related terms
- مَنَوِيّ (manawiyy)
Descendants
- Gulf Arabic: مني (mani)
- → Bashkir: мәней (mäney)
- → Pashto: مني (mani)
- → Persian: منی (mani)
- → Indonesian: mani
- → Maranao: mani
- → Swahili: manii
- → Turkish: meni
Etymology 2
مِنْ (min) + نِي (nī).
Prepositional phrase
مِنِّي or مِنِّيَ • (minnī or minniya)
- Form of مِنْ (min) including first-person singular personal pronoun as object.
Verb
مُنِّي • (munnī) (form I)
- second-person feminine singular active imperative of مَنَّ (manna)
Gulf Arabic
Etymology 1
Perhaps univerbation of من (min, “from”) and هني (hnī, “here”)? (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- (Kuwaiti Gulf Arabic) IPA(key): /mɪnˈniː/
Adverb
مِنّي • (minnī)
- here
- Synonym: هني (hnī)
- Coordinate terms: مناك (minnāk), هناك (hnāk)
- التدخين ممنوع مني
- it-tadḵīn mamnūʕ minnī
- Smoking is forbidden here
Etymology 2
Learned borrowing from Arabic مَنِيّ (maniyy).
Pronunciation
- (Kuwaiti Gulf Arabic) IPA(key): /ˈmə.ni/
Noun
مَني • (mani) m
- (rare outside theology) sperm, semen
- Synonym: كتة (katta)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɪn.ni/
Preposition
مِنّي • (minni)
- first person singular form of من (min).
- هدية مني. ― hadīya minni. ― A gift from me.
Pashto
Etymology
From Arabic مَنِيّ (maniyy).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈni/
Noun
مني • (maní) m
- semen, sperm