מן
العربية · עברית
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מן¹
Rhymes with -ɔn
Where it comes from
Cognate to Aramaic מִן (min), Arabic مِنْ (min).
preposition מִן · min · מִ־ · מֵ־ · מִמֶּנִּי
- alternative form of מִ־ (mi-)
מן²
Rhymes with -ɔn
Where it comes from
Uncertain. Ebers suggested it was borrowed from Egyptian mn:n-nw:W-Hn (mnw, “a type of aromatic plant”); other scholars have suggested the Egyptian word was instead borrowed from Semitic, or that hypotheses of such a connection are unsubstantiated. The original story in the scriptures mentions that the people said "מָן הוּא" when they first saw it, which the context suggests meant "what is it?". This may have been a folk-etymological attempt to explain the name.
noun מָן · man
- manna
In English
Talk about this word "מן." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%9F. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. מן. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%9F "מן." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%9F.Cite this
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title = {מן},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%9F},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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