din

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Pronunciations

din (DEEN) listen

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Definitions

  • n. "Religious regulation." (Glinert)

Example Sentences

  • "You don't learn the dinim of mourning until you have to." (Glinert)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH דין. (pl. דינים diním) 'law, judgement' > Yid. דין. (pl. דינים dínim) 'religious regulation'

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).
      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).

      Alternative Spellings

      dinim, deen, deeneem, deenim

Notes

  • Plural is dinim

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