mandeisk

Swedish

Etymology

By surface analysis, mandé +‎ -isk.

Adjective

mandeisk

1. Mandaean (of or relating to Mandaeans)
   • 2008, Sten Hidal, “Vilka är mandéerna? [Who are the Mandaeans?]”, in Signum‎, number 7, archived from the original on 31 October 2025:

     I den mandeiska konsten avbildas ofta demoner dansande.

     In Mandaean art, demons are often depicted dancing.

   • 2013 June 18, Duraid Al-Khamisi, “Våldet pressar irakisk minoritet [Violence threatens Iraqi minority]”, in Svenska Dagbladet‎, archived from the original on 31 October 2025:

     Enligt mandeisk tro tar det sju dagar för själen att nå ljusets värld.

     According to Mandaean belief, it takes seven days for the soul to reach the World of Light.

Declension

Inflection of mandeisk

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	mandeisk	—	—
neuter singular	mandeiskt	—	—
plural	mandeiska	—	—
masculine plural2	mandeiske	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	mandeiske	—	—
all	mandeiska	—	—

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Related terms

• mandeiska