manna
English
/ˈmænə/
noun
Definitions
- (biblical) Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
- (by extension) Any boon which comes into one's hands by good luck.
- The sugary sap of the manna gum tree which oozes out from holes drilled by insects and falls to the ground around the tree.
Etymology
Derived from Latin manna derived from Ancient Greek μάννα derived from Hebrew (modern) מן ('manna, manna).
Origin
Hebrew (Modern Ashkenazic)
מן
Gloss
'manna, manna
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- grass English
- mannagrass English
- mannalike English
- manniferous English
- mannitol English
- mannose English
- mannosyl English
- oligomannose English
- paucimannose English
- pentamannose English
- polymannose English
- tetramannose English
- trimannose English
- manna Finnish
- manna Latin
- manna Italian
- μάννα Ancient Greek
- manna Norwegian Nynorsk
- mana Czech
- manna Faroese
- מן Hebrew (modern)
- მანანა Georgian
- 嗎哪 Chinese