Etymology

manat

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Today it means: The basic unit of currency for Azerbaijan; symbol ₼; subdivided into 100 qapik. Full definition →

Azerbaijani manat ← Turkmen manat ← Russian моне́та
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manat · noun1

  1. Latin · derived frommonēta
  2. Polish · derived frommoneta
  3. Russian · derived fromмоне́та
  4. Turkmen · borrowed frommanat
  5. Azerbaijani · borrowed frommanat
  6. English todaymanat

Borrowed from Azerbaijani manat and Turkmen manat, both from Russian моне́та (monéta), from Polish moneta, from Latin monēta. Doublet of money and mint.

Manat · proper noun2

  1. Arabic · borrowed fromمَنَاة
  2. English todayManat

From Arabic مَنَاة (manāh).

Words from the same roots

Latinmonēta all →

moneymintmonetize

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