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مني

m-n-y

22 wordsRank #381

Description

The Arabic root م-ن-ي (m-n-y) carries the core semantic meaning of desire, wishful thinking, and false hopes, often with connotations of self-deception or baseless expectations. In the Quranic context, this root frequently appears in critical discussions of those who harbor vain wishes or delusions about salvation, divine mercy, or worldly outcomes without proper foundation in faith or action. The root also notably appears in the proper name Manāt, one of the pre-Islamic Arabian goddesses, possibly connected to concepts of fate or allocated portions, demonstrating how the concept of wishful thinking extended into pagan beliefs that the Quran refutes.

Derived Words in the Quran

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2
Al-Baqarahالبقرة(4 words)
أَمَانِىَّ
amāniyya— wishful thinking
noun2:78
فَتَمَنَّوُا۟
fatamannawū— then wish
verb2:94
يَتَمَنَّوْهُ
yatamannawhu— they wish for it
verb2:95
أَمَانِيُّهُمْ ۗ
amāniyyuhum— (is) their wishful thinking
noun2:111
3
Ali 'Imranآل عمران(1 word)
تَمَنَّوْنَ
tamannawna— wish
verb3:143
4
An-Nisaالنساء(5 words)
تَتَمَنَّوْا۟
tatamannaw— covet
verb4:32
وَلَأُمَنِّيَنَّهُمْ
wala-umanniyannahum— and surely arouse desires in them
verb4:119
وَيُمَنِّيهِمْ ۖ
wayumannīhim— and arouses desires in them
verb4:120
بِأَمَانِيِّكُمْ
bi-amāniyyikum— by your desire
noun4:123
أَمَانِىِّ
amāniyyi— (by the) desire
noun4:123
22
Al-Hajjالحج(2 words)
تَمَنَّىٰٓ
tamannā— he recited
verb22:52
أُمْنِيَّتِهِۦ
um'niyyatihi— his recitation
noun22:52
28
Al-Qasasالقصص(1 word)
تَمَنَّوْا۟
tamannaw— (had) wished
verb28:82
53
An-Najmالنجم(3 words)
وَمَنَوٰةَ
wamanata— And Manat
noun53:20
تَمَنَّىٰ
tamannā— he wishes
verb53:24
تُمْنَىٰ
tum'nā— it is emitted
verb53:46
56
Al-Waqi'ahالواقعة(1 word)
تُمْنُونَ
tum'nūna— you emit
verb56:58
57
Al-Hadidالحديد(1 word)
ٱلْأَمَانِىُّ
l-amāniyu— the wishful thinking
noun57:14
62
Al-Jumu'ahالجمعة(2 words)
فَتَمَنَّوُا۟
fatamannawū— then wish
verb62:6
يَتَمَنَّوْنَهُۥٓ
yatamannawnahu— they will wish for it
verb62:7
75
Al-Qiyamahالقيامة(2 words)
مَّنِىٍّۢ
maniyyin— semen
noun75:37
يُمْنَىٰ
yum'nā— emitted
verb75:37