minar

See also: mínar

English

Noun

minar (plural minars)

1. A minaret.
   • 1885, James Burgess, Lists of the Antiquarian Remains in the Bombay Presidency, page 230:

     The barah-dari has six window places and two doorways, and is surmounted by four small minars.

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [miˈna]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [miˈnaɾ]

Verb

minar (first-person singular present mino, first-person singular preterite miní, past participle minat)

1. to mine (to dig into, for ore or metal)
2. to mine (to sow explosive mines)
3. to undermine (to weaken or work against)

   Synonym: soscavar

Conjugation

infinitive			minar
gerund			minant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		minat		minada
		plural		minats		minades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	mino	mines	mina	minem	mineu	minen
	imperfect	minava	minaves	minava	minàvem	minàveu	minaven
	future	minaré	minaràs	minarà	minarem	minareu	minaran
	preterite	miní	minares	minà	minàrem	minàreu	minaren
	conditional	minaria	minaries	minaria	minaríem	minaríeu	minarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	mini	minis	mini	minem	mineu	minin
	imperfect	minés	minessis	minés	minéssim	minéssiu	minessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	mina	mini	minem	mineu	minin
	negative (no)	—	no minis	no mini	no minem	no mineu	no minin

    Conjugation of minar (first conjugation)

Related terms

• mina

Further reading

• “minar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “minar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “minar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “minar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

minar

1. present of mina

Occitan

Etymology

From mina +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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Verb

minar

1. to mine

Conjugation

		simple			compound
infinitive		minar			aver minat
gerund		minant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		minat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	mini	minas	mina	minam	minatz	minan
	imperfect	minavi	minavas	minava	minàvem	minàvetz	minavan
	preterite	minèri	minères	minèt	minèrem	minèretz	minèron
	future	minarai	minaràs	minarà	minarem	minaretz	minaràn
	conditional	minariái	minariás	minariá	minariam	minariatz	minarián
	conditional 2nd form1	minèra	minèras	minèra	mineram	mineratz	minèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	mine	mines	mine	minem	minetz	minen
	imperfect	minèssi	minèsses	minèsse	minèssem	minèssetz	minèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			mina		minem	minatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		minar			aver minat
gerund		minant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		minat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	mine	mines	mina	minam	minatz	minon
	imperfect	minave	minaves	minava	minaviam	minaviatz	minavon
	preterite	minere	mineres	minet	minem	minetz	mineron
	future	minarai	minaràs	minará	minarem	minaretz	minarán
	conditional	minariá	minariás	minariá	minariam	minariatz	minarián
	conditional 2nd form1	minèra	minèras	minèra	mineram	mineratz	minèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	mine	mines	mine	minassiam	minassiatz	minon
	imperfect	minesse	minesses	minesse	minessiam	minessiatz	minesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			mina		minassiam	minatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		minar			aver minat
gerund		minant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		minat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	mini	minas	mina	minam	minatz	minan
	imperfect	minavi	minavas	minava	minàvam	minàvatz	minavan
	preterite	minèi	minès	minè	minèm	minètz	minèn
	future	minarèi	minaràs	minarà	minaram	minaratz	minaràn
	conditional	minarí	minarés	minaré	minarem	minaretz	minarén
	conditional 2nd form1	minèra	minèras	minèra	mineram	mineratz	minèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	mini	mines	mine	minem	minetz	minen
	imperfect	minèssi	minèsses	minèsse	minèssem	minèssetz	minèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			mina		minem	minatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		minar			aver minat
gerund		minant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		minat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	mine	minas	mina	minam	minatz	minan
	imperfect	minava	minavas	minava	minàvam	minàvatz	minavan
	preterite	minei	mineras	minet	minèram	minèratz	mineran
	future	minarai	minaràs	minará	minarem	minaretz	minarán
	conditional	minariá	minariàs	minariá	minariam	minariatz	minarián
	conditional 2nd form1	minèra	minèras	minèra	mineram	mineratz	minèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	mine	mines	mine	minem	minetz	minen
	imperfect	minèsse	minèsses	minèsse	minèssem	minèssetz	minèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			mina		minem	minatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		minar			aver minat
gerund		minant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		minat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	mine	mines	mina	minam	minatz	minan
	imperfect	minavi	minavas	minava	minàvem	minàvetz	minavan
	preterite	minère	minères	minèt	mineriam	mineriatz	minèron
	future	minarai	minaràs	minarà	minarem	minaretz	minaràn
	conditional	minariáu	minariás	minariá	minariam	minariatz	minarián
	conditional 2nd form1	minèra	minèras	minèra	mineram	mineratz	minèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	mine	mines	mine	minem	minetz	minan
	imperfect	minèsse	minèsses	minèsse	minessiam	minessiatz	minèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			mina		minem	minatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /miˈna(ʁ)/ [miˈna(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /miˈna(ʁ)/ [miˈna(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /miˈna(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /miˈna(ʁ)/ [miˈna(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /miˈna(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /miˈnaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /miˈnaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /miˈna.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: mi‧nar

Verb

minar (first-person singular present mino, first-person singular preterite minei, past participle minado)

1. to mine (to extract ore from the ground)
2. (transitive) to mine (to place mines (device that explodes when touched or approached) in)

   Synonyms: explorar, minerar

3. to undermine (to dig under something)

   Synonym: solapar

4. (figurative) to undermine (to weaken or work against)

Conjugation

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	minar
Personal	minar	minares	minar	minarmos	minardes	minarem
Gerund
	minando
Past participle
Masculine	minado			minados
Feminine	minada			minadas
Indicative
Present	mino	minas	mina	minamos	minais	minam
Imperfect	minava	minavas	minava	minávamos	mináveis	minavam
Preterite	minei	minaste	minou	minamos1, minámos2	minastes	minaram
Pluperfect	minara	minaras	minara	mináramos	mináreis	minaram
Future	minarei	minarás	minará	minaremos	minareis	minarão
Conditional	minaria	minarias	minaria	minaríamos	minaríeis	minariam
Subjunctive
Present	mine	mines	mine	minemos	mineis	minem
Imperfect	minasse	minasses	minasse	minássemos	minásseis	minassem
Future	minar	minares	minar	minarmos	minardes	minarem
Imperative
Affirmative		mina	mine	minemos	minai	minem
Negative (não)		não mines	não mine	não minemos	não mineis	não minem

    Conjugation of minar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• mina

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin mina (“mine”), from Ancient Greek μνᾶ (mnâ, “100 drachmas”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈnaɾ/ [miˈnaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: mi‧nar

Verb

minar (first-person singular present mino, first-person singular preterite miné, past participle minado)

1. to sap, mine, dig tunnels under
2. to mine, lay military land or marine mines
3. (figuratively) to undermine, destroy (health, confidence, etc.)
4. to wear away, erode

Conjugation

infinitive			minar
gerund			minando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		minado		minada
		plural		minados		minadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	mino	minastú minásvos	mina	minamos	mináis	minan
	imperfect	minaba	minabas	minaba	minábamos	minabais	minaban
	preterite	miné	minaste	minó	minamos	minasteis	minaron
	future	minaré	minarás	minará	minaremos	minaréis	minarán
	conditional	minaría	minarías	minaría	minaríamos	minaríais	minarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	mine	minestú minésvos2	mine	minemos	minéis	minen
	imperfect (ra)	minara	minaras	minara	mináramos	minarais	minaran
	imperfect (se)	minase	minases	minase	minásemos	minaseis	minasen
	future1	minare	minares	minare	mináremos	minareis	minaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		minatú minávos	mine	minemos	minad	minen
	negative		no mines	no mine	no minemos	no minéis	no minen

    Conjugation of minar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive minar	dative	minarme	minarte	minarle, minarse	minarnos	minaros	minarles, minarse
	accusative	minarme	minarte	minarlo, minarla, minarse	minarnos	minaros	minarlos, minarlas, minarse
with gerund minando	dative	minándome	minándote	minándole, minándose	minándonos	minándoos	minándoles, minándose
	accusative	minándome	minándote	minándolo, minándola, minándose	minándonos	minándoos	minándolos, minándolas, minándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative mina	dative	míname	mínate	mínale	mínanos	not used	mínales
	accusative	míname	mínate	mínalo, mínala	mínanos	not used	mínalos, mínalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative miná	dative	miname	minate	minale	minanos	not used	minales
	accusative	miname	minate	minalo, minala	minanos	not used	minalos, minalas
with formal second-person singular imperative mine	dative	míneme	not used	mínele, mínese	mínenos	not used	míneles
	accusative	míneme	not used	mínelo, mínela, mínese	mínenos	not used	mínelos, mínelas
with first-person plural imperative minemos	dative	not used	minémoste	minémosle	minémonos	minémoos	minémosles
	accusative	not used	minémoste	minémoslo, minémosla	minémonos	minémoos	minémoslos, minémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative minad	dative	minadme	not used	minadle	minadnos	minaos	minadles
	accusative	minadme	not used	minadlo, minadla	minadnos	minaos	minadlos, minadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative minen	dative	mínenme	not used	mínenle	mínennos	not used	mínenles, mínense
	accusative	mínenme	not used	mínenlo, mínenla	mínennos	not used	mínenlos, mínenlas, mínense

    Selected combined forms of minar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

Related terms

• mina

 

Further reading

• “minar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10