dintojra

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Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Yiddish דין־תּורה (din-toyre), from Hebrew דִּין תּוֹרָה (din torá, Torah law), from תּוֹרָה (torá, Torah, instruction, teaching) and דִּין (din, law).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dinˈtɔj.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ɔjra
  • Syllabification: din‧toj‧ra

Noun

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dintojra f

  1. (Judaism, law) a rabbinical court that resolves civil disputes between Jews
  2. (Warsaw, colloquial) kangaroo court
    • 1933, Karol Irzykowski, Benjaminek[1]:
      Dintojra literacka w Ziemiańskiej to żadna kuźnia myśli, tylko giełda rang, targowisko próżności.
      The literary dintojra in Ziemiańska is not a forge of ideas, but an exchange of ranks, a marketplace of vanities.

Declension

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Further reading

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  • dintojra in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • dintojra in Polish dictionaries at PWN