מִנְיָן
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. A number, an amount, a quantity. (obsolete)
2. Counting, numbering.
3. minyan (the minimum number of ten (male) adult Jews required for a communal religious service) (Judaism)
4. A quorum: the minimum number of participants in an assembly for binding decisions to be made.
Pronunciation
minyán
Examples3
מִנְיָן הַהֲרוּגִים
the death toll
לֹא נוּכַל לְהַתְחִיל בפְּגִישָׁה עַד שֶׁיִּהְיֶה לָנוּ מִנְיָן חֻקִּי.
We can't begin the meeting until we have a quorum.
לוסי אוּלַי תּוּכַל לַעֲזֹר לך, אִם אַתָּה לֹא יָכֹל לְבַשֵּׁל ארוחת ערב למִנְיָן אֲנָשִׁים.
Lucy might be able to help you, if you can't cook dinner for ten people alone.