*manāt-: 'fate, destiny; the goddess Manāt (pre-Islamic deity of fate)'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*manāt-
Meaning'fate, destiny; the goddess Manāt (pre-Islamic deity of fate)'
Basisproject

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
ArabicManāt (Qurʾān 53:20; HALOT 602); maniyya (Lane 3025)HALOT 602; Lane 3025gloss withheld
HebrewMǝnî (Isa 65:11; HALOT 602); mǝnāt (HALOT 603)HALOT 602; HALOT 603gloss withheld
AramaicPalmyrene Manāwāt (plural theonym); Nabataean mn(w)tw (HALOT 602)HALOT 602gloss withheld
Pre-Islamic North ArabianSafaitic mny (a deity); Hismaic mn (Al-Jallad 2026, 93)Al-Jallad 2026 93gloss withheld

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Notes

Feminine of *maniy- (see 643). HALOT 602 s.v. מְנִי lists Arabic Manāt and Nabataean mn(w)tw with Hebrew Mǝnî; HALOT 603 s.v. מְנָת also lists Aramaic mintā and Akkadian manātu. Isa 65:11 pairs Meni with Gad in a fate-dyad.

Updated 22 October 2026

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