LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun

Minaei

Meaning

  1. a people of Arabia, celebrated for their myrrh and frankincense

Minaei (Minnaei), ōrum, m.,
I. a people of Arabia, celebrated for their myrrh and frankincense, Plin. 6, 28, 32, § 155 sqq.; Prisc. Perieg. 888.—Hence, adj.: Mĭnae-us, a, um, of or belonging to the Minæi: tus, Plin. 12, 14, 30, § 53: murra, id. 12, 16, 35, § 69.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyMinaeiEth. Minaei (Eth. Μειναῖοι), a celebrated people of Yemen, in the SW. of Arabia. Strabo names them first of four great nations situated in this extrem…

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What does Minaei mean in Latin?
Minaei, a proper noun, means “a people of Arabia, celebrated for their myrrh and frankincense”.