Hebrew

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Etymology

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Root
מ־נ־ה (m-n-h)

Compare Aramaic מְנָא (mənā, to count, to number), Aramaic מַנְיָא (manyā, mina), Arabic مَنًى (manan, fate, lot, destiny) and Arabic مُنِيَة (muniya, desire)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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מָנָה (maná) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִמְנָה)

  1. to count
  2. to number
  3. to include
  4. to enumerate

Conjugation

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Noun

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מָנֶה (maném (plural indefinite מָנִים)

  1. (biblical) mina

Noun

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מָנָה (manáf (plural indefinite מָנוֹת) [pattern: קָטָל]

  1. portion
  2. dose, share, unit, ration
  3. dish (food)
  4. (mathematics) quotient
  5. (slang) rebuke

Verb

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מִנָּה (miná) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of מינה