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

> Proto-Semitic *manāt-, 'fate, destiny; the goddess Manāt (pre-Islamic deity of fate)': reflexes in 4 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [M](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/m/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*manāt- |
| Meaning | 'fate, destiny; the goddess Manāt (pre-Islamic deity of fate)' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | Manāt (Qurʾān 53:20; HALOT 602); maniyya (Lane 3025) | HALOT 602; Lane 3025 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | Mǝnî (Isa 65:11; HALOT 602); mǝnāt (HALOT 603) | HALOT 602; HALOT 603 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | Palmyrene Manāwāt (plural theonym); Nabataean mn(w)tw (HALOT 602) | HALOT 602 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic mny (a deity); Hismaic mn (Al-Jallad 2026, 93) | Al-Jallad 2026 93 | gloss 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.

## Linked from

- [M](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/m/index.md>)

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