dayán

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See also: dayan and dàyàn

Ladino

Etymology

From Hebrew דַּיָּן (dayán).

Noun

dayán m (Latin spelling)

  1. (Judaism) rabbinical judge

Further reading

  • Aitor García Moreno, editor (2013–), “dayán”, in Diccionario Histórico Judeoespañol (in Spanish), CSIC
  • Joseph Nehama, Jesús Cantera (1977) “dayán”, in Dictionnaire du Judéo-Espagnol (in French), Madrid: CSIC, →ISBN, page 116
  • Recuero, Pascual (1977) “dayanear”, in Diccionario Básico Ladino-Español (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Barcelona: Riopiedras Ediciones, →ISBN, page 34