מניין

Hebrew

Root
מ־נ־ה (m-n-h)

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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: 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.

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.

“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.