من
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من¹
- /min/
Where it comes from
From Proto-West Semitic *min. Cognate with Hebrew מִן (min).
preposition مِنْ · min · مِنِّي · مِنَّا
- having partitive effect: of, some of, parts of, one of أَكَلْتُ مِنَ الطَّعَامِ.
- made of تِمْثَالٌ مِنَ ٱلرُّخَامِ
- containing, including كُوبٌ مِنَ ٱلْقَهْوَةِ
- pertaining to
- to wit
- from, away from, out of
- at, on
- in relation to, with respect to
- due to, owing to مَاتَ مِنَ ٱلْعَطَشِ
- between; in contrast with تَمَكَّنُوا مِنْهُ
- than (with comparatives) مَالِي أَكْثَرُ مِنْ مَالِكَ / أَنَا أَكْثَرُ مِنْكَ مَالاً
- any (as a subject or object) مَا رَآنِي مِنْ أَحَدٍ.
من²
- /man/
Where it comes from
From Proto-Semitic *mann-. Cognates include Aramaic מן (man), Ge'ez መኑ (männu) and Amharic ማን (man).
pronoun مَنْ · man
- who?
- which?, which one?
- who, the one who, he who, those who, everyone who
- whoever مَنْ جَدَّ وَجَدَ
من³
Where it comes from
The noun is modelled on a large scale upon Aramaic מַנָּא / ܡܢܐ (mannā) from the same root.
verb مَنَّ · manna · يَمُنُّ · مَنّ · مِنَّة
- to be kind, kindly, benign, gracious, benevolent (عَلَى (ʕalā))
- to show, to grant, to confer (عَلَى (ʕalā)) إن المسلمين يعرفون المهارات القيادية المختلفة التي مَنَّ بها الله على نبيّه الكريم.
- to cut off, to curtail
- to jade, to tire
- to decrease, to diminish, to reduce
- to reproach, to upbraid وَتِلْكَ نِعْمَةٌ تَمُنُّهَا عَلَيَّ أَنْ عَبَّدْتَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ
noun مَنّ · mann · الْمَنّ · مَنٌّ
- verbal noun of مَنَّ (manna) (form I)
- favor, benefit, blessing, boon
- gracious bestowal, gift, largess
- manna يَا بَنِي إِسْرَاءِيلَ قَدْ أَنْجَيْنٰكُمْ مِنْ عَدُوِّكُمْ وَوٰعَدْنٰكُمْ جَانِبَ ٱلطُّورِ ٱلْأَيْمَنَ وَنَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلْمَنَّ وَٱلسَّلْوَى
- a sweet liquid substance such as honey, nectar, or manna; honeydew
noun مَنّ · mann · مَنَّة · الْمَنّ
- aphid
من⁴
- /mann/
Where it comes from
From Aramaic מָנָא (mānā), from Akkadian 𒈠𒉡𒌑 (manû), whence also Sumerian 𒈠𒈾 (ma-na /mana/) and Hebrew מָנֶה (mānḗ).
noun مَنّ · mann · أَمْنَان · الْمَنّ
- a historical unit of mass – translatable as mina or maund – varying usually between ca. 1–3 kilograms, however in some cases also going up over 40 kilograms.
In English
- in part or member of
- you indefinite personal pronoun: an unspecified individual or group of individuals
- of containing, comprising or made from
- from with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at
- who who? (interrogative pronoun)
- whom what person; object of a verb (accusative)
- among belonging to (a group comprising similar people or things)
- than Introduces a comparison
- aphid insect
- whoever any person or persons that
- whomever whatever person or persons
- honeydew sweet liquid substance resembling the substance mentioned in sense 1
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