مني
Arabic edit
Etymology 1 edit
From the roots م ن ي (m-n-y) and م ن و (m-n-w).
Noun edit
مَنِيّ • (maniyy) m (plural مُنْي (muny))
- conceptive fluid or discharge
- Synonym: مَاء (māʔ)
- male ejaculation, semen; sperm
- (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.
Usage notes edit
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 (māʔ) for more information.
Declension edit
Declension of noun مَنِيّ (maniyy)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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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 edit
- سَائِل مَنَوِيّ (sāʔil manawiyy)
Related terms edit
- مَنَوِيّ (manawiyy)
Descendants edit
- Gulf Arabic: مني (mani)
- → Bashkir: мәней (məney)
- → Pashto: مني (mani)
- → Persian: منی (mani)
- → Indonesian: mani
- → Maranao: mani
- → Swahili: manii
- → Turkish: meni
Etymology 2 edit
Prepositional phrase edit
مِنِّي or مِنِّيَ • (minnī or minniya)
- Form of مِنْ (min) including first-person singular personal pronoun as object.
Etymology 3 edit
Verb edit
- second-person feminine singular active imperative of مَنَّ (manna)
Gulf Arabic edit
Etymology 1 edit
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 edit
Adverb edit
مِنّي • (minnī)
Etymology 2 edit
Learned borrowing from Arabic مَنِيّ (maniyy).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
مَني • (mani) m
Etymology 3 edit
Pronunciation edit
Preposition edit
مِنّي • (minni)
- first-person singular pronominal form of من (min): from me
Pashto edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
مني • (maní) m