n.
Pronunciation: ' min-y ə n
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ya · nim \ ˌ min-y ə - ' n ē m \ or -yans
Etymology: Hebrew miny ā n, literally, number, count
Date: 1753
: the quorum required for Jewish communal worship that consists of ten male adults in Orthodox Judaism and usually ten adults of either sex in Conservative and Reform Judaism