Etymology

Mincha

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Today it means: The afternoon prayer service. Full definition →

Hebrew מִנְחָה
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  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromמִנְחָה
  2. English todayMincha

From Hebrew מִנְחָה (literally “gift, offering”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.