ميناء

Senso (Inglese)

port, harbor

Concetti

porto

sinonimi

مرسى

بندر

مرفأ

mīnā

إسكلة

Traduzioni

puerto

port

port

Hafen

haven

harbor

harbour

port

λιμάνι

λιμένας

haven

porto

liman

portus

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/miː.naːʔ/

Etimologia (Inglese)

The form is a مِفْعال (mifʕāl) from the verb أَنَى (ʔanā, “to draw near”). Nevertheless, it is predominantly considered a loanword. Perhaps from Egyptian mjnwt (“harbor”) or mjnt (“mooring post”), related to Egyptian mjnj (“to moor”). Alternatively from Ancient Greek λιμήν (limḗn, “harbour”), whence also Hebrew נמל (nāmēl), with l- reinterpreted as the Arabic article.