مناة

Arabic

Alternative forms

• مَنَوٰة (manāh) — classical spelling

Etymology

From the roots م ن ي (m-n-y) and م ن و (m-n-w). Related to مَنُون (manūn, “death, fate”) and مَنِيَّة (maniyya, “death, fate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.naːh/

Proper noun

مَنَاة • (manāh) f

1. (Arabian mythology) Manat, a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess of fate
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 53:19-20:

     أَفَرَأَيْتُمُ اللَّاتَ وَٱلْعُزَّى وَمَنَاةَ ٱلثَّالِثَةَ ٱلْأُخْرَى

     ʔa-fa-raʔaytumu l-lāta wal-ʕuzzā wa-manāta ṯ-ṯāliṯata l-ʔuḵrā

     So have you considered al-Lāt and al-ʿUzzā? And Manāt, the third – the other one?

Declension

Declension of noun مَنَاة (manāh)

Singular	singular diptote in ـَاة (-āh)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	مَنَاة manāt	—
Nominative	—	مَنَاةُ manātu	—
Accusative	—	مَنَاةَ manāta	—
Genitive	—	مَنَاةَ manāta	—

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: Mənat
• → Chagatai: مَنات
  • Uzbek: Manot
• → Classical Persian: مَنَات (manāt)
  • Dari: مَنَات (manāt)
  • Iranian Persian: مَنات (manât)
  • Tajik: Манот (Manot)
  • → Hindustani:

    Urdu: مَنات (manāt)

• → Ottoman Turkish: مَنات (Menât)
  • Turkish: Menat