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manat

/mæˈnæt/US/mɑˈnɑt/

manat noun: the basic unit of currency for Azerbaijan; symbol ₼; subdivided into 100 qapik.

manat: the basic unit of currency for Azerbaijan; symbol ₼; subdivided into 100 qapik
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Noun

manat (plural manats or manat)

  1. The basic unit of currency for Azerbaijan; symbol ₼; subdivided into 100 qapik.
    • While the local currency is the manat, the Russian ruble is in circulation and prices are often confusingly quoted in manats and rubles. […] The currency is the manat with a hundred gopik […]1995, Fielding's ‘The World's Most Dangerous Places’, page 170
  2. The basic unit of currency for Turkmenistan; subdivided into 100 tennesi.

Proper noun capitalized: Manat

Manat

  1. A pre-Islamic Arabian goddess.

manat meaning in Persian

manat in Persian

currency of Azerbaijan
منات manât

Forms of manat

pluralmanats
pluralmanat

Origin of manat

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

From Arabic مَنَاة (manāh).

Words that rhyme with manat

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Questions about manat

What does manat mean?
Manat means the basic unit of currency for Azerbaijan; symbol ₼; subdivided into 100 qapik.
What is manat in Persian?
Manat in Persian is منات (manât). See Manat meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is manat?
Manat can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce manat?
Manat is pronounced /mæˈnæt/ (UK).
What is the plural of manat?
The plural of manat is manats.

Words near manat in the dictionary

  1. Manasses
  2. Manassite
  3. Manassites
  4. Manasyan
  5. Manasyans
  6. manat
  7. manatee
  8. Manatee County
  9. manatee grass
  10. manatees
  11. manati

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