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/man dee"euhn/, n., adj.Mandaean.
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Mandean — [man dē′ən] n. [< Mandean mandayyā, lit., having knowledge (used as transl. of Gr gnōstikoi, Gnostics) < mandā, knowledge + AN] 1. a member of an ancient Gnostic sect still extant in southern Iraq 2. the Eastern Aramaic dialect used in the… … English World dictionary
Mandean (disambiguation) — Mandean can refer to: Mandaean, is a member of a specific monotheistic religion with a strongly dualistic worldview. Mandaeism, a religion practiced primarily in southern Iraq and the Iranian province of Khuzestan. This disambiguation page lists… … Wikipedia
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Mandean — I noun 1. a member of a small Gnostic sect that originated in Jordan and survives in Iraq and who believes that John the Baptist was the Messiah • Syn: ↑Mandaean • Hypernyms: ↑religious person 2. the form of Aramaic used by the Mandeans • Syn: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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Minority politics in Iraq — are represented by its various ethnic and religious groups. The Kurds (Muslim, Yarsan and Yezidi), Assyrians, and Iraqi Turkmen represent the three largest non Arab minorities in the country. Other smaller ethnic groups include Armenians, Roma,… … Wikipedia
ydʿ — To know. Mandean, from Mandean mandaya, having knowledge, from manda, from earlier Aramaic mandaʿ, maddaʿ, knowledge, infinitive of yədaʿ, to know. * * * … Universalium
yd-2 — ydc Definition: To know. Mandean, from Mandean mandaya, having knowledge, from manda, from earlier Aramaic mandac, maddac, knowledge, infinitive of yǝdac, to know … The American Heritage dictionary of the English language
LIDZBARSKI, MARK — (Abraham Mordecai; 1868–1928), Semitist. Lidzbarski was born in Plock, Russian Poland, to Moritz and Cäcilie Lidzbarski, and received a strict Orthodox education. At 14 he ran away from home and went to Posen, Prussian Poland, where he studied at … Encyclopedia of Judaism
