דין

Aramaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δέ (dé).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dejn/

Adverb

דין • (transliteration needed)

1. yet

Conjunction

דין • (transliteration needed)

1. yet, but, however

Usage notes

דין is a post-positive word, i.e. it is never the first word in a sentence.

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Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ד־י־ן (d-y-n)

Cognate with Arabic دِين (dīn), Aramaic דִּינָא (dīnā), Amharic ዳኘ (dañä) and Ugaritic 𐎄𐎊𐎐 (dyn).

Noun

דִּין • (din) m (plural indefinite דִּינִים, singular construct דִּין־, plural construct דִּינֵי־)

1. law (written or understood rule)
2. logical argument

Derived terms

• בית דין

Noun

דַּיָּן • (dayán) m

1. defective spelling of דיין.

Proper noun

דִּין • (din) m

1. a male given name, Dean.

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Ladino

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew דִּין (din).

Noun

1. religious law

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Yiddish

Etymology 1

From Old High German dunni, from Proto-Germanic *þunnuz.

Adjective

דין • (din)

1. thin (having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite)

Declension

Declension of דין

predicative					דין din
case	masculine	neuter			feminine	plural
		indefinite	definite	post./nom.
nominative	דינער diner	דין din	דינע dine	דינס dins	דינע dine	דינע dine
accusative	דינעם dinem
dative			דינעם dinem		דינער diner

Antonyms

• דיק (dik)

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hebrew דִּין (din).

Noun

דין • (din) m, plural דינים (dinem)

1. religious law

Derived terms

• בית־דין (beyz-din)

Related terms

• דיין (dayen)