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Mandaean

Syllables: Man·dae·an/mænˈdiː.ən/

Mandaean adjective: of or relating to Mandaeans.

Adjective

Mandaean (comparative more Mandaean, superlative most Mandaean)

  1. Of or relating to Mandaeans.
    Synonyms:
    Mandaic, Mandaite

Noun

Mandaean (plural Mandaeans)

  1. A believer in, or follower of, Mandaeism.
    Synonyms:
    Mandaite, Sabian

Synonyms of Mandaean

Forms of Mandaean

Adjective
comparativemore Mandaean
superlativemost Mandaean
alternative formMandean
alternative formMandæan
Noun
pluralMandaeans

Origin of Mandaean

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

Words formed from Mandaean

Words that rhyme with Mandaean

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Questions about Mandaean

What does Mandaean mean?
Mandaean means of or relating to Mandaeans.
What part of speech is Mandaean?
Mandaean can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce Mandaean?
Mandaean is pronounced /mænˈdiː.ən/.

Words near Mandaean in the dictionary

  1. Mandacanan
  2. mandacaru
  3. mandacarus
  4. mandadore
  5. mandadores
  6. Mandaean
  7. Mandaeanism
  8. Mandaeans
  9. Mandaeic
  10. Mandaeism
  11. Mandagery

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Mandaean (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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