מען

Hebrew

Root
מ־ע־ן (m-ʿ-n)
1 term

Noun

מַעַן • (má'an) m

1. address

References

• “מען” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• w׃he׃כתובת_(מען) on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• מע (me)
• מ׳ (m')

Etymology

Compare German man.

Pronoun

מען • (men) m

1. one, you, they (stands in for a non-specific entity)

Usage notes

• This pronoun is often contracted to מע (me) directly before a verb, or even to מ׳ (m') when the verb starts with a vowel.