Mandaean

Man·dae·an
M3A1N1D2A1E1A1N1
/mænˈdiː.ən/

adjective

Of or relating to Mandaeans.

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MandaicMandaiteSabianMandeanMandaean languageMandean language
OriginLatin Mandaeus ← Ancient Greek Μανδαῖος ← mid ࡌࡀࡍࡃࡀࡉࡉࡀ →
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Meanings

adjectiveMandaean (comparative more Mandaean, superlative most Mandaean)

comparative more Mandaean · superlative most Mandaean · alternative Mandean · alternative Mandæan

  1. Of or relating to Mandaeans.

    Synonyms: Mandaic, Mandaite

nounMandaean (plural Mandaeans)

plural Mandaeans · alternative Mandean · alternative Mandæan

  1. lifestyleA believer in, or follower of, Mandaeism.

    Synonyms: Mandaite, Sabian

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or relating to Mandaeans.

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MandaicMandaite

nounA believer in, or follower of, Mandaeism.

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MandaiteSabian

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveof or relating to the Mandaean people or their language or culture

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Mandean

nouna member of a small Gnostic sect that originated in Jordan and survives in Iraq and who believes that John the Baptist was the Messiah

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Mandean
Broader
religious person

nounthe form of Aramaic used by the Mandeans

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MandeanMandaean languageMandean language
Broader
AramaicAramaic language
Also see
mandaicmandaite

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. midࡌࡀࡍࡃࡀࡉࡉࡀ
  2. Ancient GreekΜανδαῖος
  3. LatinMandaeus
  4. EnglishMandaean

From Latin Mandaeus [from Ancient Greek Μανδαῖος (Mandaîos), from Mandaic ࡌࡀࡍࡃࡀࡉࡉࡀ (mandaiia), from ࡌࡀࡍࡃࡀ (manda, “knowledge”)] + -an.

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Translations

Finnish mandealainen
  • mandealainena believer in, or follower of, Mandaeism
French mandéen, mandaïque
  • mandéenTranslations
  • mandaïqueTranslations
  • Mandéena believer in, or follower of, Mandaeism
  • Mandéennea believer in, or follower of, Mandaeism
German mandäisch, Mandäer
  • mandäischTranslations
  • Mandäera believer in, or follower of, Mandaeism
  • Mandäerina believer in, or follower of, Mandaeism
Italian mandeo, mandea
  • mandeoa believer in, or follower of, Mandaeism
  • mandeaa believer in, or follower of, Mandaeism
Latin Mandaeus, Mandaea
  • Mandaeusa believer in, or follower of, Mandaeism
  • Mandaeaa believer in, or follower of, Mandaeism
Polish mandaita
  • mandaitaa believer in, or follower of, Mandaeism
Portuguese mandeu
  • mandeua believer in, or follower of, Mandaeism
Spanish mandeo, mandea
  • mandeoa believer in, or follower of, Mandaeism
  • mandeaa believer in, or follower of, Mandaeism
Swedish mandeisk, mandé
  • mandeiskTranslations
  • mandéa believer in, or follower of, Mandaeism

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Mandaean

AegeanAndeanabelianEritreanJudeanarchaeanNabataeanArameanChananeanCumaeanDamocleanErythraeanHebraeanMinaeanNicaeanPtolemaeanSabaean
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Cite this entry
APA

Mandaean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mandaean

MLA

“Mandaean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mandaean. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mandaean,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mandaean.

Source: Mandaean on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.