See also: مینہ and مينه

Arabic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Egyptian mjnwt (harbor) or mjnt (mooring post) related to Egyptian mjnj (to moor).[1][2]

Noun

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مِينَة (mīnaf (plural مِيَن (miyan))

  1. port, harbor

Declension

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References

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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “ميناء”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
  1. ^ Budge, E. A. Wallis (1920) “menȧ”, in An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary, London: J. Murray, page 300, meaning to tie a boat to land.
  2. ^ Lane, Edward William (1863) “مينة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon[1], London: Williams & Norgate, page 3061, suggesting it is an ancient Egyptian word in origin.