"Dayan" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Dayans [plural]
Etymology: Jewish surname from Hebrew דַּיָּן (“rabbinic judge”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|he|דַּיָּן|t=rabbinic judge}} Hebrew דַּיָּן (“rabbinic judge”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Dayan (plural Dayans)
  1. A surname from Hebrew.

Inflected forms

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