منهج

Arabic

Etymology

Compare Hebrew מִנְהָג (minhág), which may have influenced the religious sense (though the Arabic word as such is probably native from the root ن ه ج (n-h-j)).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /min.had͡ʒ/
IPA^(key): /man.had͡ʒ/

Noun

مِنْهَج or مَنْهَج • (minhaj or manhaj) m (plural مَنَاهِج (manāhij))

specific manner of doing something; methodology; system; programme
(religion, especially Islam) doctrine; a body of stances, particularly on matters of ritual, but also theology, law, etc. (as taught by a denomination or an indivual scholar)

Declension

Declension of noun مِنْهَج (minhaj)‎; مَنْهَج (manhaj)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِنْهَج‎; مَنْهَج minhaj‎; manhaj	الْمِنْهَج‎; الْمَنْهَج al-minhaj‎; al-manhaj	مِنْهَج‎; مَنْهَج minhaj‎; manhaj
Nominative	مِنْهَجٌ‎; مَنْهَجٌ minhajun‎; manhajun	الْمِنْهَجُ‎; الْمَنْهَجُ al-minhaju‎; al-manhaju	مِنْهَجُ‎; مَنْهَجُ minhaju‎; manhaju
Accusative	مِنْهَجًا‎; مَنْهَجًا minhajan‎; manhajan	الْمِنْهَجَ‎; الْمَنْهَجَ al-minhaja‎; al-manhaja	مِنْهَجَ‎; مَنْهَجَ minhaja‎; manhaja
Genitive	مِنْهَجٍ‎; مَنْهَجٍ minhajin‎; manhajin	الْمِنْهَجِ‎; الْمَنْهَجِ al-minhaji‎; al-manhaji	مِنْهَجِ‎; مَنْهَجِ minhaji‎; manhaji
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِنْهَجَيْن‎; مَنْهَجَيْن minhajayn‎; manhajayn	الْمِنْهَجَيْن‎; الْمَنْهَجَيْن al-minhajayn‎; al-manhajayn	مِنْهَجَيْ‎; مَنْهَجَيْ minhajay‎; manhajay
Nominative	مِنْهَجَانِ‎; مَنْهَجَانِ minhajāni‎; manhajāni	الْمِنْهَجَانِ‎; الْمَنْهَجَانِ al-minhajāni‎; al-manhajāni	مِنْهَجَا‎; مَنْهَجَا minhajā‎; manhajā
Accusative	مِنْهَجَيْنِ‎; مَنْهَجَيْنِ minhajayni‎; manhajayni	الْمِنْهَجَيْنِ‎; الْمَنْهَجَيْنِ al-minhajayni‎; al-manhajayni	مِنْهَجَيْ‎; مَنْهَجَيْ minhajay‎; manhajay
Genitive	مِنْهَجَيْنِ‎; مَنْهَجَيْنِ minhajayni‎; manhajayni	الْمِنْهَجَيْنِ‎; الْمَنْهَجَيْنِ al-minhajayni‎; al-manhajayni	مِنْهَجَيْ‎; مَنْهَجَيْ minhajay‎; manhajay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَنَاهِج manāhij	الْمَنَاهِج al-manāhij	مَنَاهِج manāhij
Nominative	مَنَاهِجُ manāhiju	الْمَنَاهِجُ al-manāhiju	مَنَاهِجُ manāhiju
Accusative	مَنَاهِجَ manāhija	الْمَنَاهِجَ al-manāhija	مَنَاهِجَ manāhija
Genitive	مَنَاهِجَ manāhija	الْمَنَاهِجِ al-manāhiji	مَنَاهِجِ manāhiji

Synonyms

مِنْهَاج (minhāj)

References

Wehr, Hans (1979) “ن ه ج”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

References

Ahrens, Karl (1930) “Christliches im Qoran. Eine Nachlese”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft‎ (in German), volume 84, page 22

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