Standard Lemma guide

manna

name · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈmænə/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ænə
  • homophone: manner
  • homophone: manor (non-rhotic)
  • CMU ARPABET: M AE1 N AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname from Italian.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A surname from Bengali.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Any boon which comes into one's hands by good luck.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

The sugary sap of the manna gum tree which oozes out from holes drilled by insects and falls to the ground around the tree.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

(Old Testament) food that God gave the Israelites during the Exodus

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: miraculous food, manna from heaven

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: food, nutrient

7

noun

Meaning 7

hardened sugary exudation of various trees

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sap

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Manna. Possible etymologies include the feminine form of Manno, or a nickname or metonym based on manna (sense 1).

Borrowed from Bengali মান্না (Manna), a name used by the Mahishya agrarian caste.

Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew מָן (mān)bor. Ancient Greek μάννα (mánna)der. Late Latin mannader. Old English manna Middle English English manna From Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin manna, from Ancient Greek μάννα (mánna), from Hebrew מן (mān, “'manna”).

Across languages

Translations

51 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَنّ (mann) — food
  • Aramaic: ܡܢܢܐ (mannā) — food
  • Aramaic: מַנָּא (mannā) — food
  • Armenian: մանանա (manana) — food
  • Bulgarian: манна (manna) — food
  • Catalan: mannà — food
  • Cherokee: ᎹᎾ (mana) — food
  • Chinese Cantonese: 嗎哪 /吗哪 (maa5 naa4) — food
  • Chinese Mandarin: 嗎哪 /吗哪 (mǎnǎ) — food
  • Ngazidja Comorian: mani — food
  • Esperanto: manao — food
  • Faroese: manna — food
  • Finnish: manna — food
  • French: manne — food
  • German: Manna — food
  • Greek: μάννα (mánna) — food
  • Ancient Greek: μάννα (mánna) — food
  • Hebrew: מָן (man) — food
  • Hindi: मन्ना (mannā) — food
  • Icelandic: manna — food
  • Indonesian: mana — food
  • Irish: manna — food
  • Italian: manna — food
  • Japanese: マンナ (manna) — food
  • Khmer: ម៉ាណា (maanaa) — food
  • Lao: ມານາ (mā nā) — food
  • Persian: گزانگبین (gazangebin) — food
  • Polish: manna — food
  • Portuguese: maná — food
  • Romanian: mană — food
  • Russian: ма́нна (mánna) — food
  • Spanish: maná — food
  • Swahili: mana — food
  • Swedish: manna — food
  • Tagalog: mana — food
  • Thai: มานา — food
  • Turkish: kudret helvası — food
  • Yiddish: מן (man) — food
  • Finnish: manna — any good thing
  • French: manne — any good thing
  • Polish: manna z nieba — any good thing
  • Romanian: mană — any good thing
  • Swedish: manna — any good thing
  • Finnish: manna — sugary sap of the manna gum tree
  • Central Kurdish: گەزۆ (gezo) — sugary sap of the manna gum tree
  • Northern Kurdish: gezo — sugary sap of the manna gum tree
  • Persian: گزانگبین (gazangebin) — sugary sap of the manna gum tree
  • Polish: manna — sugary sap of the manna gum tree
  • Romanian: mană — sugary sap of the manna gum tree
  • Swedish: manna — sugary sap of the manna gum tree
  • Turkish: kudret helvası — sugary sap of the manna gum tree