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Manila (מנילה) means Manila in Hebrew.

It can also mean Manila hemp. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

מָנִילָה
manila
noun · feminine
In English

Manila, Manila hemp

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with מ

The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Manila.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    השם המסחרי של סיבי צמח האַבָּקָה (abaca, שם מדעי Musa Textilis) מהם מייצרים חבלים, אריגים ונייר, הנקראים גם הם בקיצור "מנילה".
  2. 2
    עגה צה"ליתטופס המצורף לחוברת המפרטת מקצועות בצבא; בטופס זה המועמדים לגיוס מתבקשים לבחור את המקצוע בו יעדיפו לעסוק לאחר גיוסם.
  3. 3
    על שם מנילה בירת הפיליפינים, בהם גדל הצמח ומיוצרים הסיבים. שם המותג קיים באנגלית מ-1814.
  4. 4
    כנראה על שם תיק לאחסון מסמכים העשוי מנייר מנילה ושמו המסחרי "תיק מנילה" (Manila folder).

The word Manila is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
מָנִילָה
Written without vowel points
מנילה
Said
manila
Gematria
135

This is how Manila is said in other languages.

English
Manila, Manila hemp
French
chanvre de Manille
Spanish
cáñamo de Manila
German
Manilahanf

These words rhyme with Manila.

The word Manila is part of these phrases and sayings.

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

These words come before and after Manila in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Manila.

What does Manila (⁨מנילה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Manila (⁨מנילה⁩) means Manila and Manila hemp. It is said manila, with the stress on ni.

What rhymes with Manila (⁨מנילה⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Manila (⁨מנילה⁩) include ⁨חלילה⁩, ⁨נרגילה⁩, ⁨פלוטילה⁩, ⁨לכתחילה⁩, ⁨גורילה⁩, and ⁨טקילה⁩.

Is Manila (⁨מנילה⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Manila (⁨מנילה⁩) is a feminine noun.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מנילה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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