Definitions and meaning of hin
hin
Etymology
Noun
hin (plural hins)
- (historical units of measure) A former Hebrew liquid measure of volume (about 3.8 L).
- 1973, Bible (New International Version), Exodus 30:24:
- 500 shekels of cassia — all according to the sanctuary shekel — and a hin of olive oil.
- (historical units of measure) An Ancient Egyptian liquid measure of volume (about 0.48 L).
- 1997, Helaine Selin, Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Westen Cultures:
- The hin for liquids was subdivided dimidially down to 1⁄32 = 1 ro.
Meronyms
- (Hebrew unit of measure): log (1⁄12 hin); cab, kab (1⁄3 hin); bath (6 hins); cor, kor, homer, chomer (60 hins)
- (Egyptian unit of measure): ro (1⁄32 hin); khay (1⁄3 hin); hekat, heqat (10 hins); khar (100 hins, later 160 or 200 hins)
Translations
References
- "Weights and Measures" at Oxford Biblical Studies Online
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse hinn. The other Germanic has a similar, but phonologically distinct pronoun in the same function: Proto-Germanic *jainaz, cf. Esimbi ġeon, Old High German jēner, and Gothic 𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (jains).
Pronunciation
Pronoun
hin c (neuter hint, plural hine)
- (archaic) that (distant in space or time)
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse hinn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hiːn/
- Rhymes: -iːn
Pronoun
hin m or f (demonstrative)
- the other, that, the
Article
hin m or f (definite)
- the
Declension
French
Etymology
Expressive; possibly has roots in various ancient interjections, e.g. Latin hem (“eh?, oh!”), hui (“ho!, ooh!”)
Pronunciation
Interjection
hin
- (onomatopeia, colloquial) heh, ooh, hehe!
Garifuna
Pronunciation
Noun
hin
- fruit
Inflection
German
Etymology
From Old High German hina; compare hence.
Pronunciation
Adverb
hin
- (to) there; thither (archaic)
Adjective
hin (only predicative)
- (colloquial) on the fritz (out of order)
- Synonyms: hinüber, kaputt
See also
Further reading
Icelandic
Pronoun
hin (demonstrative)
- that (female)
Declension
Article
hin (f)
- the (definite article)
Declension
Japanese
Romanization
hin
- Rōmaji transcription of ひん
Middle English
Pronoun
hin
- Alternative form of hine
References
- “hine, (pron.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 8 May 2018.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse hinn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɪnː/ (example of pronunciation)
Determiner
hin m (feminine hi, neuter hitt, plural hine)
- the other
References
- “hin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse
Pronoun
hin
- inflection of hinn:
- feminine singular nominative
- neuter plural nominative/accusative
Declension
Article
hin
- inflection of hinn:
- feminine singular nominative
- neuter plural nominative/accusative
Declension
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse hinn.
The noun has been formed by ellipsis of phrases such as hin håle and hin onde.
Pronoun
hin
- (demonstrative, obsolete) other, the other one; that
Derived terms
- hinsidan (“the other side”)
- hinsides (“on the other side”)
Article
hin
- (obsolete except in set phrases, before an adjective) the (definite article)
Related terms
- hin håken (“the devil”) (a euphemism for hin håle)
- hin håle (“the devil”) (literally, “the hard one”)
- hin onde (“the devil”) (literally, “the evil one”)
Noun
hin c
- the devil
References
- Svensk etymologisk ordbok ("Swedish etymological dictionary")
- hin in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
West Frisian
Etymology
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Noun
hin c (plural hinnen, diminutive hintsje)
- hen
- chicken meat
Further reading
- “hin (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Source: wiktionary.org- a Hebrew unit of liquid measure.
(source: Collins Scrabble Dictionary)