Mina

//ˈmiːnə// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California.
  2. 2
    A female given name.
  3. 3
    a valley near Mecca
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Mineral County, Nevada.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Chautauqua County, New York.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Williams County, Ohio.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Edmunds County, South Dakota.
Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of myna. alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    A monetary unit of ancient Greece and the Middle East, originally equivalent to the weight of a mina of silver. historical

    "What then of the actual fine of thirty minae Socrates proposes? Thirty minae was a large sum, “the equivalent of approximately eight-and-one-half years′ wages," according to one recent estimate (Brickhouse and Smith 1988, 227); enough to buy a library of three thousand philosophy books, if the price of Anaxogoras′ book is any guide (26d6-e2)."

  3. 3
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  4. 4
    A unit of weight of varying value used in the ancient Middle East, especially Babylonia, Mesopotamia and Egypt; also an ancient Greek measure of weight equivalent to 1/60th of a talent, approximately 400-700 grams. historical

    "Thirty minas of lapis lazuli in a solid block, two minas each their rims, six kor of oil, the capacity of both."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hindi मैना (mainā)/Urdu مینا (mainā), from Sanskrit मदन (madana).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin mina, from Ancient Greek μνᾶ (mnâ, “mna”). Compare maneh, from Biblical Hebrew מָנֶה (māne), as well as maund.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Arabic مِينَا (mīnā) and Sanskrit मीना (mīnā).

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Arabic مِنَى (minā).

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