דין

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דין¹

  • /diːn/

Where it comes from

Cognate with Arabic دِين (dīn), Aramaic דִּינָא (dīnā), Amharic ዳኛ (daña) and Ugaritic 𐎄𐎊𐎐 (dyn).

noun דִּין · din · דִּינִים · דִּין־ · דִּינֵי־

  1. judgement; law (a written or understood rule)
  2. logical argument

noun דַּיָּן · dayán

  1. misspelling defective spelling of דיין

דין²

proper noun דִּין · din

  1. a male given name, Dean

In English

  • law any rule that must or should be obeyed
  • sentence (dated) decision or judgement of a court — see also judgment, verdict
  • doom destiny, especially terrible

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"דין." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%93%D7%99%D7%9F. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

דין. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%93%D7%99%D7%9F

Chicago

"דין." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%93%D7%99%D7%9F.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {דין},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%93%D7%99%D7%9F},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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