מנהג

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Etymology

Root
נ־ה־ג (n-h-g)

Compare Arabic مِنْهَج (minhaj).

Noun

מִנְהָג (minhágm (plural indefinite מִנְהָגִים, singular construct מִנְהַג־, plural construct מִנְהֲגֵי־)

  1. custom (traditional practice)
    מנהגים יהודייםminhagím yehudiyimJewish customs
    • a. 217 C.E., Mishnah, Bava Metzi'a 7:1:
      .הַכֹּל כְּמִנְהַג הַמְּדִינָה
      Ha-kol k-minhag ha-m'dinah.
      Everything according to the custom of the place.


Declension

Yiddish

Noun

מנהג (minegm, plural מנהגים (minhogem)

  1. Alternative spelling of מינהג (mineg)