noun, plural Mish·na·yoth, Mish·na·yot, Mish·na·yos /English, Ashkenazic Hebrew ˌmɪʃ
nəˈyoʊs; Sephardic Hebrew miʃ
nɑˈyɔt/ Show Spelled [English, Ashkenazic Hebrew mish-nuh-yohs; Sephardic Hebrew meesh-nah-yawt] Show IPA . English, Mish·nahs. Judaism. 1.the collection of oral laws compiled about a.d. 200 by Rabbi Judah ha-Nasi and forming the basic part of the Talmud.
2.an article or section of this collection.
Also, Mish·na.
Origin:
1600–10; < Medieval Hebrew mishnāh literally, teaching by oral repetition
Related forms post-Mish·na·ic, adjective
post-Mish·nic, adjective
post-Mish·ni·cal, adjective