Main Entry: Mish·nah

Variant(s): or Mish·na \ˈmish-nə\

Function: noun

Etymology: Hebrew mishnāh instruction, oral law

Date: 1610

: the collection of mostly halachic Jewish traditions compiled about a.d. 200 and made the basic part of the Talmud

— Mish·na·ic \mish-ˈnā-ik\ adjective