dayan

See also: Dayan, dayán, and dàyàn

English

Alternative forms

• dayyan

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

• dayanun
• magdayan

 

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daˈjan/, [dɐˈjan]
• Hyphenation: da‧yan

Noun

dayán (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜌᜈ᜔)

1. festive decorations (such as buntings, bannerets, or arches put up during town celebrations)

   Synonyms: adorno, palamuti, dekorasyon

Turkish

Verb

dayan

1. second-person singular imperative of dayanmak