Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tna'im

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tna'im
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An informal document containing the terms and expectations for a betrothed couple.

Example Sentences

"The tna'im contained guarantees of sufficient substance that the couple's future might now be seen as entirely settled."
"Small-town rabbis, therefore, sometimes lived in conditions of poverty, despite their right to supplement their income with payments for drawing up tnaim (for engaged couples) and marriage contracts..."
"After the tna'im (nuptial agreement) is witnessed, the mothers of the bride and groom hold and break a plate, and the bridegroom shatters a glass at the end of the wedding ceremony."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew תְּנָאִים, plural of תְּנַאי (“condition, term”).

Word Breakdown

Root: ת־נ־ה

Inflected Forms

tanaim (alternative) tenaim (alternative) tnaim (alternative) tnoyim (alternative)

Questions

What does tna'im mean?: An informal document containing the terms and expectations for a betrothed couple.
Where does tna'im come from?: Borrowed from Hebrew תְּנָאִים, plural of תְּנַאי (“condition, term”).

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