מין

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Hebrew

Root
מ־י־ן (m-y-n)

Pronunciation

Noun

מִין • (min) m (plural indefinite מִינִים, singular construct מִין־, plural construct מִינֵי־)

  1. kind
  2. species
  3. gender, sex
  4. sex (sexual intercourse)
  5. (grammar) gender
  6. (Rabbinic) heretic

Derived terms

Verb

מִיֵּן • (miyén) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of מיין

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew מִין (min).

Noun

מין • (min) m, plural מינים (minem)

  1. species, kind, type
  2. (Judaism) heretic
  3. gender (of a person)
  4. (grammar) gender

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See also

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