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Polish
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /dinˈtɔj.ra/
- Rhymes: -ɔjra
- Syllabification: din‧toj‧ra
Noun
dintojra f
- (Judaism, law) a rabbinical court that resolves civil disputes between Jews
- (Warsaw, colloquial) kangaroo court
1933, Karol Irzykowski, Benjaminek: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
Further reading
- dintojra in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- dintojra in Polish dictionaries at PWN