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 there was no bride-price, he shall give her one mina of silver, as a price of divorce.

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