See also: مین and میں

Arabic

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Etymology 1

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From English Maine.

Proper noun

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مَيْن (mayn?

  1. Maine (a state of the United States; probably named for the province in France)

Etymology 2

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Noun

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مِيَن (miyanf pl

  1. plural of مِينَاء (mīnāʔ)
  2. plural of مِينَة (mīna)

Egyptian Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic مَنْ (man).

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Pronoun

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مين (mīn)

  1. (interrogative) who?

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Hijazi Arabic

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Etymology 1

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From Arabic مَنْ (man). Compare also Ugaritic 𐎎𐎊 (my), Biblical Hebrew מִי (mi), Phoenician 𐤌𐤉 (my) and El-Amarna Akkadian 𒈪𒅀 (mīya, who).

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Adverb

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مين (mīn)

  1. who?
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Etymology 2

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From English Maine.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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مين (mēnf

  1. Maine (a state of the United States; probably named for the province in France)

Malay

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Etymology

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From English mean.

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Noun

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مين (plural مين-مين or مين٢)

  1. (mathematics) mean

North Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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Compare Ugaritic 𐎎𐎊 (my), Biblical Hebrew מִי (mi), Phoenician 𐤌𐤉 (my) and El-Amarna Akkadian 𒈪𒅀 (mīya, who).

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Pronoun

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مين (mīn)

  1. who?

South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic مَن (man). Compare also Ugaritic 𐎎𐎊 (my), Biblical Hebrew מִי (mi), Phoenician 𐤌𐤉 (my) and El-Amarna Akkadian 𒈪𒅀 (mīya, who).

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  • IPA(key): /miːn/, [miːn]
  • Audio (Birzeit):(file)

Pronoun

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مين (mīn)

  1. who?