منديل

العربية

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منديل

/man.diːl/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Medieval Greek μανδίλιον (mandílion), μαντίλιον (mantílion), or μανδήλη (mandḗlē, “cloth, hand towel, handkerchief, tablecloth”), from Latin mantēlium, mantēle (“cloth, hand towel, handkerchief, tablecloth”). Also vocalized hyper-classically مِنْدِيل (mindīl) at odds with standard usage.

noun مَنْدِيل · mandīl · مَنَادِيل · الْمَنْدِيل

tablecloth
hand towel, handkerchief
turban cloth, sash, kerchief

In English

tissue sheet of absorbent paper
handkerchief cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
napkin serviette

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MLA

"منديل." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%84. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

منديل. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%84

Chicago

"منديل." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%84.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {منديل},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%84},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}