منهج
Arabic edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
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 edit
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 edit
- مِنْهَاج (minhāj)
References edit
- 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