דיין

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See also: דײַן

Hebrew

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Etymology

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Root
ד־י־ן (d-y-n)

Cognate with Arabic دَيَّان (dayyān), Aramaic דַּיָּנָא (dayyānā).

Noun

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דיין / דַּיָּן (dayánm (plural indefinite דיינים / דַּיָּנִים, singular construct דיין / דַּיַּן־, plural construct דייני / דַּיָּנֵי־) [pattern: קַטָּל]

  1. judge, jurist

Derived terms

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Yiddish

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Etymology 1

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From Hebrew דַּיָּן.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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דיין (dayenm, plural דיינים (dayonem)

  1. religious judge
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Determiner

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דיין (dayn)

  1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of דײַן (dayn).