מְנָא הָנֵי מִילֵי
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Bavli / Jewish Babylonian Aramaic · The Questions of the Sugya
מנא הני מילי
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מְנָא הָנֵי מִילֵי
Pedagogical transliterationmena hanei milei
Plain meaningfrom where are these matters [derived]?
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מנא הני מילי
The Gemara uses מנא הני מילי to ask for the source of a rule, often a scriptural basis. הני מילי literally points to “these matters/words.” This is a source-seeking question, so the next stage commonly turns toward a verse or derivation.
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mena hanei milei
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from where are these matters [derived]?
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