nounpl. min·ya·nim′ or min′yans
a properly constituted group for a public Jewish prayer service, made up of at least ten Jewish males (in some congregations, males or females) over thirteen years of age
Origin of minyanMedieval Hebrew minyan from TalmudHeb, origin, originally , number, quantity from root mnh, to number, count
nounpl. min·ya·nim, or min·yans
The minimum number of ten adult Jews or, among the Orthodox, Jewish men required for a communal religious service.
Origin of minyanHebrew minyān number, minyan from Aramaic minyānā from mənā to count mnw
(plural minyanim or minyans)
From Hebrew ×žÖ´× Ö°×™Ö¸×Ÿ (minyÃ¡n, “number, count, quorum").