ریشه هندواروپایی واژۀ معرب معنی

کلمۀ معنی (قصد شده) که در قرآن نیامده است، معرب از زبانهای هندواروپایی به نظر می رسد. مِن/مِن-یشنِ پهلوی به معانی اندیشه و قصد و نیت آمده است:

mean (v.1)

"intend, have in mind;" Middle English mēnen, from Old English mænan "intend (to do something), plan; indicate (a certain object) or convey (a certain sense) when using a word," from Proto-West Germanic *menjojanan (source also of Old Frisian mena "to signify," Old Saxon menian "to intend, signify, make known," Dutch menen, German meinen "think, suppose, be of the opinion"), from PIE *meino- "opinion, intent" (source also of Old Church Slavonic meniti "to think, have an opinion," Old Irish mian "wish, desire," Welsh mwyn "enjoyment"), perhaps from root *men- (1) "to think." (online etymological dictionary)