"מאין" meaning in Hebrew

See מאין in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Forms: מֵאַיִן [canonical], me'áyin [romanization]
Etymology: Regressive assimilation (followed by degemination and compensatory lengthening) of earlier *מִן אַיִן (*min ʾáyin). Compare מִנַּיִן (mináyin), with progressive assimilation. Cognate with Arabic مِنْ أَيْنَ (min ʔayna). Etymology templates: {{cog|ar|مِنْ أَيْنَ}} Arabic مِنْ أَيْنَ (min ʔayna) Head templates: {{he-adv|tr=me'áyin|wv=מֵאַיִן}} מֵאַיִן • (me'áyin)
  1. from where, whence Synonyms: מִנַּיִן (mináyin), מֵאֵיפֹה (me'éifo) [colloquial], אֵי מִזֵּה (e mizé) [biblical, religion, lifestyle]
    Sense id: en-מאין-he-adv-00z3w-GB Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "l'án",
      "word": "לְאָן"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "מִנַּיִן",
      "מנין#Hebrew"
    ],
    [
      "مِنْ",
      "من#Arabic"
    ],
    [
      "أَيْنَ",
      "أين#Arabic"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "مِنْ أَيْنَ"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic مِنْ أَيْنَ (min ʔayna)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Regressive assimilation (followed by degemination and compensatory lengthening) of earlier *מִן אַיִן (*min ʾáyin). Compare מִנַּיִן (mináyin), with progressive assimilation. Cognate with Arabic مِنْ أَيْنَ (min ʔayna).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "מֵאַיִן",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "me'áyin",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "tr": "me'áyin",
        "wv": "מֵאַיִן"
      },
      "expansion": "מֵאַיִן • (me'áyin)",
      "name": "he-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              5
            ],
            [
              19,
              23
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Where did you come from? (to a man)",
          "roman": "me'áyin báta?",
          "text": "מֵאַיִן בָּאתָּ?",
          "translation": "Where did you come from? (to a man)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              114,
              121
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              103,
              109
            ]
          ],
          "english": "And the woman took the two men, and hid them; and she said: ‘Yea, the men came unto me, but I knew not whence they were;",
          "ref": "Tanach, Joshua 2:4, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:",
          "roman": "vatikákh ha'ishá 'et-sh'néi ha'anashím vatitsp'nó vatómer kén bá'u 'eláy ha'anashím v'ló yadá'ti me'áyin héma.\nwattiqqaḥ hāʾiššā ʾeṯ-šənē hāʾănāšīm wattiṣpənō wattṓmer kēn bā́ʾū ʾēlay hāʾănāšīm wəlō yāḏáʿtī mēʾáyin hḗmmā.",
          "text": "וַתִּקַּח הָאִשָּׁה אֶת־שְׁנֵי הָאֲנָשִׁים וַתִּצְפְּנוֹ וַתֹּאמֶר כֵּן בָּאוּ אֵלַי הָאֲנָשִׁים וְלֹא יָדַעְתִּי מֵאַיִן הֵמָּה׃",
          "translation": "And the woman took the two men, and hid them; and she said: ‘Yea, the men came unto me, but I knew not whence they were;",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "from where, whence"
      ],
      "id": "en-מאין-he-adv-00z3w-GB",
      "links": [
        [
          "from",
          "from"
        ],
        [
          "where",
          "where"
        ],
        [
          "whence",
          "whence"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "roman": "mináyin",
          "word": "מִנַּיִן"
        },
        {
          "roman": "me'éifo",
          "tags": [
            "colloquial"
          ],
          "word": "מֵאֵיפֹה"
        },
        {
          "roman": "e mizé",
          "topics": [
            "biblical",
            "religion",
            "lifestyle"
          ],
          "word": "אֵי מִזֵּה"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "מאין"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "l'án",
      "word": "לְאָן"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "מִנַּיִן",
      "מנין#Hebrew"
    ],
    [
      "مِنْ",
      "من#Arabic"
    ],
    [
      "أَيْنَ",
      "أين#Arabic"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "مِنْ أَيْنَ"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic مِنْ أَيْنَ (min ʔayna)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Regressive assimilation (followed by degemination and compensatory lengthening) of earlier *מִן אַיִן (*min ʾáyin). Compare מִנַּיִן (mináyin), with progressive assimilation. Cognate with Arabic مِنْ أَيْنَ (min ʔayna).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "מֵאַיִן",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "me'áyin",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "tr": "me'áyin",
        "wv": "מֵאַיִן"
      },
      "expansion": "מֵאַיִן • (me'áyin)",
      "name": "he-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hebrew adverbs",
        "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
        "Hebrew lemmas",
        "Hebrew terms with quotations",
        "Hebrew terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
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            [
              0,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              5
            ],
            [
              19,
              23
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Where did you come from? (to a man)",
          "roman": "me'áyin báta?",
          "text": "מֵאַיִן בָּאתָּ?",
          "translation": "Where did you come from? (to a man)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              114,
              121
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              103,
              109
            ]
          ],
          "english": "And the woman took the two men, and hid them; and she said: ‘Yea, the men came unto me, but I knew not whence they were;",
          "ref": "Tanach, Joshua 2:4, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:",
          "roman": "vatikákh ha'ishá 'et-sh'néi ha'anashím vatitsp'nó vatómer kén bá'u 'eláy ha'anashím v'ló yadá'ti me'áyin héma.\nwattiqqaḥ hāʾiššā ʾeṯ-šənē hāʾănāšīm wattiṣpənō wattṓmer kēn bā́ʾū ʾēlay hāʾănāšīm wəlō yāḏáʿtī mēʾáyin hḗmmā.",
          "text": "וַתִּקַּח הָאִשָּׁה אֶת־שְׁנֵי הָאֲנָשִׁים וַתִּצְפְּנוֹ וַתֹּאמֶר כֵּן בָּאוּ אֵלַי הָאֲנָשִׁים וְלֹא יָדַעְתִּי מֵאַיִן הֵמָּה׃",
          "translation": "And the woman took the two men, and hid them; and she said: ‘Yea, the men came unto me, but I knew not whence they were;",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "from where, whence"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "from",
          "from"
        ],
        [
          "where",
          "where"
        ],
        [
          "whence",
          "whence"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "mináyin",
      "word": "מִנַּיִן"
    },
    {
      "roman": "me'éifo",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "מֵאֵיפֹה"
    },
    {
      "roman": "e mizé",
      "topics": [
        "biblical",
        "religion",
        "lifestyle"
      ],
      "word": "אֵי מִזֵּה"
    }
  ],
  "word": "מאין"
}

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