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Hebrew
Pronunciation
Noun
מִין • (min) m (plural indefinite מִינִים, singular construct מִין־, plural construct מִינֵי־)
- kind
- species
- gender, sex
- sex (sexual intercourse)
- (grammar) gender
- (Rabbinic) heretic
Derived terms
Verb
מִיֵּן • (miyén) (pi'el construction)
- defective spelling of מיין
Yiddish
Etymology
From Hebrew מִין (min).
Noun
מין • (min) m, plural מינים (minem)
- species, kind, type
- (Judaism) heretic
- Synonym: אַפּיקורס (apikoyres)
- gender (of a person)
- (grammar) gender
Derived terms
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