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tenaim
[ Yiddish, Ashkenazic Hebrew, English tuh-nah-yim, -naw-; Sephardic Hebrew tuh-nah-eem ]
noun
, (used with a singular or plural verb)
- the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tenaim1
Literally, “agreements”
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