Manna

Noun

 * 1) Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
 * 2) By extension, any good thing which comes into one's hands by luck or good fortune.
 * 3) The sugary sap of the manna gum tree which oozes out from holes drilled by insects and falls to the ground around the tree.
 * 1966: The icing on the cake was made from manna, which was gathered under the manna gums. Manna mixed with milk made a splendid icing. &mdash; Bill Beatty, Tales of Old Australia, National Distributors, ISBN 1-86436-013-5, page 14, discussing old Australian foods

Derived terms

 * mannose

Adjectives for Manna
animal; celestial; hidden; unexpected; heavenly.

Thesaurus
TLC, ambrosia, benefaction, benefit, benevolence, blessing, bonne bouche, boon, bread, care, cate, choice morsel, daily bread, dainty, delicacy, dessert, economic support, endowment, favor, godsend, goody, grace, keep, kickshaw, livelihood, living, loaves and fishes, maintenance, manna from heaven, meat, morsel, mothering, nectar, nourishment, nurture, price support, provision, savory, subsidization, subsidy, subsistence, subvention, support, sustainment, sustenance, sustentation, tender loving care, tidbit, titbit, treat, upkeep

Alternative forms

 * (possibly archaic) mana

Etymology
From, from , from manna:, from  μάννα:, from  מן:.

Translations

 * Arabic: (mann)
 * Armenian:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: Manna


 * Greek:
 * Hebrew: מן (mān)
 * Russian: манна (mánna)
 * Spanish: maná
 * Swahili: mana

Anagrams

 * Annam

Pronoun
(demonstrative) (plural makku)


 * 1) proximal absolutive singular; this here, he/she/it here.
 * Ergative: matuma (singular), makkua (plural)
 * Instrumental: uuminnga (singular), makkuninnga (plural)
 * Allative: matumunnga (singular, makkununnga (plural)
 * Locative: matumani (singular), makkunani (plural)
 * Ablative: matumannga (singular), makkunannga (plural)
 * Vialis: matumuuna (singular), makkunuuna (plural)
 * Equative: matumatut (singular), makkunatut (plural)

Noun

 * 1) manna (all senses)

Related terms

 * albero della manna
 * frassino da manna
 * manneto

Noun

 * 1) manna