"dayan" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dayans [plural], dayanim [plural], dayyan [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Hebrew דייןbor. English dayan Borrowed from Hebrew דיין. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|he:דיין|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Hebrew דייןbor. English dayan [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Hebrew", "term" : "דיין", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "he" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "dayan", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="dayan"> Borrowed from Hebrew דיין. Head templates: {{en-noun|s|dayanim}} dayan (plural dayans or dayanim)
  1. A rabbinic judge.

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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