From the root د ي ن (d-y-n). Compare Akkadian 𒁲𒋻 (dayyānum), Biblical Hebrew דַּיָּן (dayyān, “judge”), Ge'ez ዳንያ (danya) and Aramaic דינא (dayyānā).
دَيَّان • (dayyān) m
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | — | الدَّيَّان ad-dayyān |
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Nominative | — | الدَّيَّانُ ad-dayyānu |
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Accusative | — | الدَّيَّانَ ad-dayyāna |
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Genitive | — | الدَّيَّانِ ad-dayyāni |
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دَيَّان • (dayyān) (feminine دَيَّانَة (dayyāna), masculine plural دَيَّانُونَ (dayyānūna), feminine plural دَيَّانَات (dayyānāt))
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | دَيَّان dayyān |
الدَّيَّان ad-dayyān |
دَيَّانَة dayyāna |
الدَّيَّانَة ad-dayyāna |
Nominative | دَيَّانٌ dayyānun |
الدَّيَّانُ ad-dayyānu |
دَيَّانَةٌ dayyānatun |
الدَّيَّانَةُ ad-dayyānatu |
Accusative | دَيَّانًا dayyānan |
الدَّيَّانَ ad-dayyāna |
دَيَّانَةً dayyānatan |
الدَّيَّانَةَ ad-dayyānata |
Genitive | دَيَّانٍ dayyānin |
الدَّيَّانِ ad-dayyāni |
دَيَّانَةٍ dayyānatin |
الدَّيَّانَةِ ad-dayyānati |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | دَيَّانَيْن dayyānayn |
الدَّيَّانَيْن ad-dayyānayn |
دَيَّانَتَيْن dayyānatayn |
الدَّيَّانَتَيْن ad-dayyānatayn |
Nominative | دَيَّانَانِ dayyānāni |
الدَّيَّانَانِ ad-dayyānāni |
دَيَّانَتَانِ dayyānatāni |
الدَّيَّانَتَانِ ad-dayyānatāni |
Accusative | دَيَّانَيْنِ dayyānayni |
الدَّيَّانَيْنِ ad-dayyānayni |
دَيَّانَتَيْنِ dayyānatayni |
الدَّيَّانَتَيْنِ ad-dayyānatayni |
Genitive | دَيَّانَيْنِ dayyānayni |
الدَّيَّانَيْنِ ad-dayyānayni |
دَيَّانَتَيْنِ dayyānatayni |
الدَّيَّانَتَيْنِ ad-dayyānatayni |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | دَيَّانِين dayyānīn |
الدَّيَّانِين ad-dayyānīn |
دَيَّانَات dayyānāt |
الدَّيَّانَات ad-dayyānāt |
Nominative | دَيَّانُونَ dayyānūna |
الدَّيَّانُونَ ad-dayyānūna |
دَيَّانَاتٌ dayyānātun |
الدَّيَّانَاتُ ad-dayyānātu |
Accusative | دَيَّانِينَ dayyānīna |
الدَّيَّانِينَ ad-dayyānīna |
دَيَّانَاتٍ dayyānātin |
الدَّيَّانَاتِ ad-dayyānāti |
Genitive | دَيَّانِينَ dayyānīna |
الدَّيَّانِينَ ad-dayyānīna |
دَيَّانَاتٍ dayyānātin |
الدَّيَّانَاتِ ad-dayyānāti |