Hebrew

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Root
מ־נ־ה (m-n-h)

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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מניין / מִנְיָן (minyánm (plural indefinite מניינים / מִנְיָנִים, singular construct מניין / מִנְיַן־, plural construct מנייני / מִנְיְנֵי־)

  1. (obsolete) A number, an amount, a quantity. [since Talmudic Hebrew]
  2. Counting, numbering. [since Talmudic Hebrew]
    מניין ההרוגיםminyán-haharugímthe death toll
  3. (Judaism) minyan (the minimum number of ten (male) adult Jews required for a communal religious service) [since Medieval Hebrew]
  4. A quorum: the minimum number of participants in an assembly for binding decisions to be made. [since Modern Hebrew]
  5. (מִנְיַן־, minyán-) singular construct state form of מניין / מִנְיָן.
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Etymology 2

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Progressive assimilation of earlier *מִן אַיִן (*min ʾáyin). Compare מֵאַיִן (mēʾáyin), with the more usual regressive assimilation (followed by degemination and compensatory lengthening). Cognate with Arabic مِنْ أَيْنَ (min ʔayna).

Adverb

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מִנַּיִן (mináyin)

  1. from where, whence
    מִנַּיִן בָּאתָ?
    mináyin báta?
    Where did you come from? (to a man)
  2. on what basis, how, due to what
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