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مِيناء
port /miːˈnaːʔ/
nounB1#1850 most common
Also: harbor, seaport
Example sentences
السَّفينةُ في المِيناءِ.
The ship is in the port.
يَقَعُ المِيناءُ قُربَ المَدينةِ.
The port lies near the city.
وَصَلَتِ البِضاعةُ إلى المِيناءِ أمسِ.
The goods arrived at the port yesterday.
يُعَدُّ هذا المِيناءُ من أكبرِ المَوانِئِ في المِنطَقةِ.
This port is considered one of the largest ports in the region.
أغلَقَتِ السُّلُطاتُ المِيناءَ بِسَبَبِ العاصِفةِ الشَّديدةِ.
The authorities closed the port because of the severe storm.
يُشَكِّلُ المِيناءُ شِرْيانًا اقتِصاديًّا حَيَويًّا تَعتَمِدُ عليه تِجارةُ البِلادِ بِأَسْرِها.
The port forms a vital economic artery on which the country's entire trade depends.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مِيناءٌ | مَوانِئُ |
| Genitive | مِيناءٍ | مَوانِئَ |
| Accusative | مِيناءً | مَوانِئَ |
| Vocative | يا مِيناءُ | يا مَوانِئُ |
Word family
مَوانِئports, harbors
مِينائيّport-related, of the harbor
مَرْفَأharbor, mooring
سَفينةship
Etymology
The word denotes a sheltered place where ships moor. Classical Arabic lexicographers linked it to the root و-ن-ي, meaning to slacken or come to rest, since a port is where ships stop and rest. Its exact origin is debated, and some sources treat it as an early loanword.
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