منية

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
م ن ي (m-n-y)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.nij.ja/

Noun

مَنِيَّة • (maniyya) f (plural مَنَايَا (manāyā))

  1. death
    Synonym: مَوْت (mawt)
  2. fate, something decreed
Declension

Etymology 2

From the roots م ن ي (m-n-y) and م ن و (m-n-w).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mun.ja/

Noun

مُنْيَة • (munya) f (plural مُنًى (munan⁩))

  1. wish, desire
  2. the object of a person's ambition
  3. the exercise of the will or the power of willing
  4. state of desiring eagerly (especially something that belongs to another one)
  5. longing for, aim, coveting
Declension
Descendants
  • Urdu: منیت (munyat)
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