Mina

Quick meaning: Mina is a noun meaning Alternative spelling of myna.

Meaning

Alternative spelling of myna.

More Meanings

1. (historical) A monetary unit of ancient Greece and the Middle East, originally equivalent to the weight of a mina of silver.
2. (historical) 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.

Example Sentences

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

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).

Word Forms

• minas
• minae

Synonyms for mina

Depending on context, synonyms include myna, mynah, minah.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include minah, mynah, myna, mona, sperm, mani.

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