minas
minas is the plural of mina.
Meaning of mina
Noun
- A monetary unit of ancient Greece and the Middle East, originally equivalent to the weight of a mina of silver.
- 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...1989, C. D. C Reeve, Socrates in the Apology: An Essay on Plato′s Apology of Socrates, page 174
- 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.
- Thirty minas of lapis lazuli in a solid block, two minas each their rims, six kor of oil, the capacity of both.1999, Andrew George, transl., Gilgamesh, section VI
Proper noun capitalized: Minas
Minas (plural Minases)
- A surname.
- A male given name.
Forms of minas
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Origin of minas
Two main origins for the surname: * Borrowed from Greek Μηνάς (Minás), a patronymic surname. * Borrowed from Spanish Minas or Miñas. The given name is from Greek Μηνάς (Minás) and Armenian Մինաս (Minas).
Phrases with minas
Questions about minas
- What does minas mean?
- Minas means a surname.
- What is minas the plural of?
- Minas is the plural of mina.
- What part of speech is minas?
- Minas is a proper noun.
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