מנא

Aramaic

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mnɑ/

Verb

מְנֵא • (mənā)

1. to count, to number
   • Tanach, Daniel 5:25-26, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     דְּנָה פְּשַׁר־מִלְּתָא מְנֵא מְנָה־אֱלָהָא מַלְכוּתָךְ וְהַשְׁלְמַהּ׃

     dənā pəšar-milləṯā mənē mənā-ʾĕlāhā malḵūṯāḵ wəhašləmah.

     This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE [mina], God hath numbered thy kingdom, and brought it to an end.

Etymology 2

From Akkadian 𒈠𒉡𒌑 (manû).

Alternative forms

• מַנְיָא (manyā) — Jewish Babylonian Aramaic, Biblical Aramaic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɑnɑ/

Noun

מָנָא • (mānā) m (plural מָנַיָּא (mānayyā))

1. (Jewish Palestinian Aramaic) mina, maund (a unit of weight)

Descendants

• → Arabic: مَنّ (mann)

Etymology 3

Compare Arabic من (“to be kind, give favor”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /manːɑ/

Noun

מַנָּא • (mannā) m

1. (Jewish Palestinian Aramaic) manna

References

• “mny”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “mnˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “mn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–