מניין
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Hebrew
[edit]| Root |
|---|
| מ־נ־ה (m-n-h) |
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Modern Israeli Hebrew, Sephardi Hebrew) IPA(key): /minˈjan/
- (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA(key): /min.jɔn/, [ˈmin.jən]
- (Tiberian Hebrew, Yemenite Hebrew) IPA(key): /minˈjɔn/
Noun
[edit]מניין / מִנְיָן • (minyán) m (plural indefinite מניינים / מִנְיָנִים, singular construct מניין / מִנְיַן־, plural construct מנייני / מִנְיְנֵי־)
- (obsolete) A number, an amount, a quantity. [since Talmudic Hebrew]
- Counting, numbering. [since Talmudic Hebrew]
- מניין ההרוגים ― minyán-haharugím ― the death toll
- (Judaism) A quorum or minyan: a group of ten or more Jews (traditionally male, but in liberal modern traditions also female), as required for public prayer. [since Medieval Hebrew]
- A quorum: the minimum number of participants in an assembly for binding decisions to be made. [since Modern Hebrew]
- (מִנְיַן־, minyán-) Singular construct state form of מניין / מִנְיָן.
Usage notes
[edit]- In addition to the regular plural forms מניינים / מִנְיָנִים (minyaním) and מנייני / מִנְיְנֵי־ (miny'néi-) given above, the irregular forms מניינות / מִנְיָנוֹת (minyanót) and מניינות / מִנְיְנוֹת־ (miny'nót-) are attested as well.
Derived terms
[edit]- למניינם (ləminyanám, “CE”)
Descendants
[edit]- → Dutch: minjan
- → English: minyan
- → Malayalam: മിനിയാൻ (miniyāṉ)
- ⇒ Malayalam: മിനിയാൻകൂട്ടല് (miniyāṉkūṭṭalŭ)
- → Yiddish: מנין (minyen)
References
[edit]- “מִנְיָן, מניין” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שׁוֹשָׁן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ (ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם) (1984), →ISBN, volume 2 of 3 (ל to צ), →ISBN, page 714.