منجنيق

See also: منجنیق

Arabic

Alternative forms

  • مَنْجَنُوق (manjanūq)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μαγγανικά (manganiká), probably through Aramaic, found as Jewish Babylonian Aramaic מנגניקון (mangānīqōn) and Classical Syriac ܡܰܢܓܳܢܺܝܩܳܐ (mangānīqā), clearly seen even in Ge'ez መንገኒቃ (mängäniḳa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /man.d͡ʒa.niːq/

Noun

مَنْجَنِيق • (manjanīq) m (plural مَنْجَنِيقَات (manjanīqāt) or مَجَانِيق (majānīq) or مَجَانِق (majāniq))

  1. ballista, catapult, mangonel

Declension

Descendants

  • Amharic: መንገኒቅ (mängäniḳ)
  • Ge'ez: መንገኒቅ (mängäniḳ), መንገለቅ (mängäläḳ)
  • Northern Kurdish: mencenîq / مەنجەنیق (mencenîq)
  • Ottoman Turkish: منجنیق (mencenik)
  • Persian: منجنیق (manjaniq, catapult, arbalest, derrick)
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