| 释义 | 
		man·dae·an I. \manˈdēən\ noun (-s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Mandaean mandayyā having knowledge + English -an 1.  : a member of a Gnostic sect that regards John the Baptist as the Messiah and that is found in regions of the lower Tigris and Euphrates 2.  : a form of Aramaic found in documents written by Mandaeans II. \(ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ adjective Usage: usually capitalized 1.  : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Mandaeans or Mandaeanism 2.  : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Mandaean language |