dayan

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See also: Dayan, dayán, and dàyàn

English

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Etymology

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From Hebrew דיין.

Noun

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dayan (plural dayanim)

  1. A rabbinic judge
    • 1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 375:
      A medieval hymn composed by the Dayyan ("Judge") Daniel b. Yehudah of fourteenth-century Rome, recited in the daily morning Preliminary Service, and by some, at the close of the Arvit and Musaf services on Shabbat and festivals.

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Noun

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dayán

  1. stroll, walk
    Synonym: lagaw

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Tagalog

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Noun

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dayán (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜌᜈ᜔)

  1. festive decorations (such as buntings, bannerets, or arches put up during town celebrations)
    Synonyms: adorno, palamuti, dekorasyon

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Verb

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dayan

  1. second-person singular imperative of dayanmak