מנין

Hebrew edit

Etymology 1 edit

Noun edit

מִנְיָן • (minyán) m

defective spelling of מניין.

Etymology 2 edit

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 edit

מִנַּיִן • (mináyin)

from where, whence
מִנַּיִן בָּאתָ?
mináyin báta?
Where did you come from? (to a man)

Synonyms edit

מֵאַיִן (me'áyin)
מֵאֵיפֹה (me'éifo) (colloquial)

Antonyms edit

לְאָן (l'án)

Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

From Hebrew מנין (minyán).

Noun edit

מנין • (minyen) m, plural מנינים (minyonim)

a minyan (a quorum of ten required for certain ritual activities in Judaism)

Descendants edit

→ Dutch: minje
→ English: minyen