מין

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Hebrew

Root
מ־י־ן (m-y-n)

Pronunciation

Noun

מִין (minm (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) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of מיין

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew מִין (min).

Noun

מין (minm, plural מינים (minem)

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

Derived terms

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