dayan

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See also: Dayan, dayán, and dàyàn

English

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Etymology

From Hebrew דיין.

Noun

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.

Hiligaynon

Noun

dayán

  1. stroll, walk
    Synonym: lagaw

Derived terms

Tagalog

Pronunciation

Noun

dayán (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜌᜈ᜔)

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

Anagrams

Turkish

Verb

dayan

  1. second-person singular imperative of dayanmak
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