מין

Hebrew

Root
מ־י־ן‎ (m-y-n)

Pronunciation

Noun

מִין • (min) m (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 • (min) m, plural מינים‎ (minem)

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

Synonyms

Derived terms

See also

  • געשלעכט‎ n (geshlekht)
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