مرينة

Arabic

Alternative forms

• מרינא (marīna) — Judeo-Arabic

Etymology

Unknown, maybe from a regional derivation of Ancient Greek μάρις (máris, “a liquid measure”) with -ῖνος (-înos), its feminine -ῑ́νη (-ī́nē).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.riː.na/

Noun

مَرِينَة • (marīna) f (plural مَرَانٍ (marānin), plural construct state مَرَانِي (marānī)) (obsolete, Egypt)

1. a kind of large container to transport (i.e. on camels) oil or vinegar
   • 2018, Elizabeth Lambourn, Abraham's Luggage: A Social Life of Things in the Medieval Indian Ocean World, Cambridge University Press, →DOI, →ISBN, page 256 line 10:

     ٥ مراني خل

     5 marīnas of vinegar

Declension

Declension of noun مَرِينَة (marīna)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرِينَة marīna	الْمَرِينَة al-marīna	مَرِينَة marīnat
Nominative	مَرِينَةٌ marīnatun	الْمَرِينَةُ al-marīnatu	مَرِينَةُ marīnatu
Accusative	مَرِينَةً marīnatan	الْمَرِينَةَ al-marīnata	مَرِينَةَ marīnata
Genitive	مَرِينَةٍ marīnatin	الْمَرِينَةِ al-marīnati	مَرِينَةِ marīnati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرِينَتَيْن marīnatayn	الْمَرِينَتَيْن al-marīnatayn	مَرِينَتَيْ marīnatay
Nominative	مَرِينَتَانِ marīnatāni	الْمَرِينَتَانِ al-marīnatāni	مَرِينَتَا marīnatā
Accusative	مَرِينَتَيْنِ marīnatayni	الْمَرِينَتَيْنِ al-marīnatayni	مَرِينَتَيْ marīnatay
Genitive	مَرِينَتَيْنِ marīnatayni	الْمَرِينَتَيْنِ al-marīnatayni	مَرِينَتَيْ marīnatay
Plural	broken plural diptote in ـٍ (-in)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرَانِي marānī	الْمَرَانِي al-marānī	مَرَانِي marānī
Nominative	مَرَانٍ marānin	الْمَرَانِي al-marānī	مَرَانِي marānī
Accusative	مَرَانِيَ marāniya	الْمَرَانِيَ al-marāniya	مَرَانِيَ marāniya
Genitive	مَرَانٍ marānin	الْمَرَانِي al-marānī	مَرَانِي marānī

References

• Lambourn, Elizabeth (2018) Abraham's Luggage: A Social Life of Things in the Medieval Indian Ocean World, Cambridge University Press, →DOI, →ISBN, page 261