mīnāʾ

port, harbor

مِيناء

Word

Noun

Root

و ن ي

Forms

Plurals
مِيَن، مَوانِي، مَوان

In the library

وميناء هذه المدينة عليها سلسلة بين برجين لا يدخلها أحد، ولا يخرج منها حتى تحط له السلسلة.

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 4 entries
  • وَنَى فِيهِ Form I He entered upon a thing languidly
    He entered upon a thing languidly; and عَنْهُ He passed from it: see عَنْ.
  • تَوَانَى Form VI He was, or became, languid, remiss, weak, feeble, or faint
    He was, or became, languid, remiss, weak, feeble, or faint, (T, S, M, MA, Msb, K, *) in actions, and affairs, (T,) in respect of an object of his want, (S,) or in an affair. (MA, Msb.) ― -b2- تَوَانَى فى الأَمْرِ He flagged, or was remiss, in the affair; (Msb;) i. q. قَصَّرَ. (S.)
  • وَنَاةٌ A woman languid, or gentle, or grave in deportment
    A woman languid, or gentle, or grave in deportment, &c.: see أَنَاةٌ.
  • مِينَآءٌ A port
    A port: see an ex. in a verse cited voce شُحُون: it is masc.; its being a substitute for ى: or it is an ancient Egyptian word in origin.

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