תנאי

See also: תּנאַי

Hebrew

Etymology

From the root ת־נ־י

Noun

תְּנַאי • (t'nái) m (plural indefinite תְּנָאִים, singular construct תְּנַאי־, plural construct תְּנַאֵי־)

1. (logic) A condition, an antecedent: the first half of a conditional statement, on which the consequent depends.
2. A condition (to an agreement): a proviso, a requirement, a prerequisite.

   אני מסכימה, בתנאי שתעזרי גם את. ― aní maskimá, bit'nái sheta'az'rí gám át. ― I agree, on condition that you help, too.

3. A condition: an aspect of a situation.

   הם מוחזקים בתנאים בלתי אנושיים. ― hém mukhzakím bit'na'ím biltí enoshiyím ― They are held in inhuman conditions.

   תנאי מזג האוויר הצפויים מחר ― t'na'éi-mézeg-ha'avír hats'fuyím makhár ― the weather conditions expected tomorrow

4. (תְּנַאי־, t'nái-) singular construct state form of תְּנַאי‎.
5. (תְּנַאֵי־, t'na'éi-) plural construct state form of תְּנַאי‎.

Derived terms

• בִּתְּנַאי שֶׁ־ (bit'nái she-, “on condition that”)
• לְלֹא תְּנַאי (“unconditional”)

Anagrams

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