n.
Variant: or Mish · na
Pronunciation: ' mish-n ə
Function: noun
Etymology: Hebrew mishn ā h instruction, oral law
Date: 1610
: the collection of mostly halakic Jewish traditions compiled about A.D. 200 and made the basic part of the Talmud
– Mish · na · ic \ mish- ' n ā -ik \ adjective