מנהג

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
נ־ה־ג‎ (n-h-g)

Compare Arabic مِنْهَج‎ (minhaj).

Noun

מִנְהָג • (minhág) m (plural indefinite מִנְהָגִים‎, singular construct מִנְהַג־, plural construct מִנְהֲגֵי־‎) [pattern: מִקְטָל]

  1. custom (traditional practice)
    ‏מנהגים יהודיים‎ ― minhagím yehudiyim ― Jewish customs
    • a. 217 C.E., Mishnah, Bava Metzi'a 7:1:
      ‏.הַכֹּל כְּמִנְהַג הַמְּדִינָה‎
      Ha-kol k-minhag ha-m'dinah.
      Everything according to the custom of the place.

Declension

Yiddish

Noun

מנהג • (mineg) m, plural מנהגים‎ (minhogem)

  1. Alternative spelling of מינהג‎ (mineg)
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