mina

American  

[mahy-nuh] / ˈmaɪ nə /

noun

plural

minae, minas

1. an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.

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mina British  

/ ˈmaɪnə /

noun

1. an ancient unit of weight and money, used in Asia Minor, equal to one sixtieth of a talent

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Etymology

Origin of mina

1570–80; < Latin < Greek mnâ < Semitic; compare Hebrew māneh mina

Example Sentences

Y es el dueño mayoritario de una mina de bitcóin en Texas, que fue adquirida por más de 6 millones de dólares el año pasado.

From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2023

If no bride price had been paid and the husband was a noble, he was required to pay his wife one mina of silver, the equivalent of about a year’s wage for an average worker.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

E mais: a empresa canadense Belo Sun planeja construir uma controversa mina de ouro a céu aberto a apenas 9 quilômetros da aldeia indígena Muratu.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 5, 2023

Sumerian texts feature the earliest mentions of a weight unit, the mina, which tipped the scales at about 500 grams, or 18 ounces.

From New York Times • Feb. 15, 2022

If they do not pay the money, interest shall accrue at the rate of five shekels per mina.

From Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters by Johns, C. H. W. (Claude Hermann Walter)