Manna

English

Noun

Manna (uncountable)

1. Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
2. By extension, any good thing which comes into one's hands by luck or good fortune.
3. The sugary sap of the manna gum tree which oozes out from holes drilled by insects and falls to the ground around the tree.[1]

   1966: The icing on the cake was made from manna, which was gathered under the manna gums. Manna mixed with milk made a splendid icing. — Bill Beatty, Tales of Old Australia, National Distributors, ISBN 1-86436-013-5, page 14, discussing old Australian foods

Derived terms

• mannose

Adjectives for Manna

animal; celestial; hidden; unexpected; heavenly.

Thesaurus

TLC, ambrosia, benefaction, benefit, benevolence, blessing, bonne bouche, boon, bread, care, cate, choice morsel, daily bread, dainty, delicacy, dessert, economic support, endowment, favor, godsend, goody, grace, keep, kickshaw, livelihood, living, loaves and fishes, maintenance, manna from heaven, meat, morsel, mothering, nectar, nourishment, nurture, price support, provision, savory, subsidization, subsidy, subsistence, subvention, support, sustainment, sustenance, sustentation, tender loving care, tidbit, titbit, treat, upkeep

Alternative forms

• (possibly archaic) mana

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin manna, from Ancient Greek μάννα (mánna), from Hebrew מן (mān, “'manna”).

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ænə

Translations

Translations

Arabic: مَنّ (mann) m. Armenian: մանանա (hy) (manana) Finnish: manna (fi) French: manne (fr) f. German: Manna f. and n.

Greek: μάννα (el) (mánna) n. Hebrew: מן (mān) m. Russian: манна (mánna) f. Spanish: maná m. Swahili: mana (sw)

Anagrams

• Annam

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Greenlandic

Pronoun

Manna (demonstrative) (plural makku)

1. proximal absolutive singular; this here, he/she/it here.

   Ergative: matuma (singular), makkua (plural)

   Instrumental: uuminnga (singular), makkuninnga (plural)

   Allative: matumunnga (singular, makkununnga (plural)

   Locative: matumani (singular), makkunani (plural)

   Ablative: matumannga (singular), makkunannga (plural)

   Vialis: matumuuna (singular), makkunuuna (plural)

   Equative: matumatut (singular), makkunatut (plural)

See also

• una - that nearby
• innga - that yonder
• kanna - that down a medial distance
• sanna - that down a long distance
• pinnga - that up a medial distance
• panna - that up a long distance
• qanna - that in there/out there
• anna - that in the north
• kinnga - that in the south/that outside
• inna - that which is invisible

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Italian

Noun

manna f. (plural manne)

1. manna (all senses)

Related terms

• albero della manna
• frassino da manna
• manneto

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Latin

Noun

manna (genitive mannae); f, first declension

1. manna

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	manna	mannae
genitive	mannae	mannārum
dative	mannae	mannīs
accusative	mannam	mannās
ablative	mannā	mannīs
vocative	manna	mannae