NOUN
- the form of Aramaic used by the Mandeans
- a member of a small Gnostic sect that originated in Jordan and survives in Iraq and who believes that John the Baptist was the Messiah
ADJECTIVE
- of or relating to the Mandaean people or their language or culture
How To Use Mandaean In A Sentence
- There are notes on the scroll in French which may suggest that the text relates to the Mandaean holiday of Paruanaiia, celebrated during the 5 intercalary days that allow the Mandaean calendar to have months of even length 30 days but an essentially solar calendar of 365 days. Archive 2009-09-01
- Perhaps it is time to seriously consider whether the curse on the "minim" and "nosrim" may not have been aimed at the "mandaiia" (Gnostics/Mandaeans) and "nasuraiia" (Gnostics/Nasoreans), two key self-designations of the Mandaeans. Nosrim wa-Minim = Nasuraiia wa-Mandaiia?
- The editors of Memories of Eden, Mira and Tony Rocca received this moving letter from a Mandaean reader, who recalls the variegated social fabric which the book's author, Violette Shamash, describes. Point of no return
