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'''maneena''' ''noun, m.'' "village, community"
'''maneena''' ''noun, m.'' "village, community"


'''manaasi''' ''verb, 1'' "to house; to situate; to make into a house"
'''manaasi''' ''verb, 1b'' "to house; to situate; to make into a house"


'''manaati''' ''verb, 1a'' "to situate oneself; to lodge; to move house"
'''manaati''' ''verb, 1a'' "to situate oneself; to lodge; to move house"

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Qino

Alternative forms

  • مں (Western Arabic script)
  • من (Eastern Arabic script)
  • መነ (Ge'ez script)

Etymology

Proto-Cushitic. Cognate to Somali minin, Af Maay ming, Oromo mana.

Pronunciation

(Qino) IPA: /ˈmana/

Noun

mana m. (singulative manka; plural manoota, maneeni, manooni; diminutive manicha; augmentative manoowa)

  1. house(s), building(s)
    Kiishi mana wiine
    My house is big.
  2. place of X
    bartíni mana
    school (place of learning)

Derived terms

maneena noun, m. "village, community"

manaasi verb, 1b "to house; to situate; to make into a house"

manaati verb, 1a "to situate oneself; to lodge; to move house"