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dwn (a/i[u]) vb. to judge
GDCGtDt
Gpəˁalto judge3 senses▶
1
to judge
Common Aramaic
TAD C1.1(Ahiqar) h.2↗ text not cited ; Ezra 7:25↗ מֶנִּי שָׁפְטִין וְדַיָּנִין דִּי־לֶהֱוֹן דאנין"#ק#דָּאיְנִין‏ : appoint judges and magistrates who will be judging ; 11QtgJob 28.8=36:31↗ ארו בהון ידו"ין ע̇[ממין]‏ ; P Je21:12↗ ܕܘܢܘ ܒܨܦܪܐ ܕܝܢ݂ܐ‏ ; BT Ket 86a(11)↗ מאן דדאין דינא דגרמי‏ : one who makes a judgment (of liability) in cases of indirect effects ; JohnBook 95:10↗ abmahu dina dainilẖ : with what judgment do they judge it?
(1)
to decree and inflict judicial corporal punishment
Gal, Syr
SR[1].32:3(27)↗ כיון דחמת דיינא דהוא דאין בנור ובזפת ובדינין ומגלבין‏ : when she saw that the judge was decreeing punishment with fire and pitch and tortures and whips ; PsS 8:17↗ ܘܕܐܢ݁܂ ܩܪܒܐ ܥܠ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܥܠ ܐܪܥܗ݀‏ : and decreeing war against Jerusalem and her land
2
to bring a lawsuit
Gal, JBA
BT Šab 148b(30)↗ לא בעינא דאיקום בדינא ודיינא‏ : I do not want to go to court and to bring a lawsuit
(1)
ܒܦܲܪܨܘܿܦܿܵܐ ܕ : to plead someone's case
Syr
EphBread 14:9b↗ ܒܦܲܪܨܽܘܦ ܡܸܣܟܼ̈ܢܸܐ | ܕܵܢ ܓܲܢܵܒܵܐ‏ : he judged the thief on behalf of the poor
(2)
ܥܲܡ : to litigate with someone
Syr
StudSin11 47b:3 ܘܐܫܟܚܬܗ ܠܦܘܠܘܣ ܟܕ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܡܨܘܬܐ ܥܡ ܝܗ̈ܘܕܝܐ ܕܕܝܢܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܥܡܗ‏ : She found Paul while he was having a debate with the Jews, who were litigating with him. ; P 1K(1)3:16↗ ܠܡܕܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܠܟܐ ܫܠܝܡܘܢ‏ ; P Job13:19↗ ܡ݁ܢ ܗܘ ܕܐ݁ܢ ܥܡܝ‏
(1)
fig.:
Syr
WisSol7:29↗ ܕܢܬ ܥܡ ܢܗܝܪܐ݁‏
(3)
to debate, to argue a case
Gal, Syr
PTBB 16.a:17[2]↗ ר׳ ינאי קפודקייא הוה ליה עובדא והוו דיינין רב הונא ורבי יהודה בן פזי‏ : PN had a case, and PN, PN, and PN were debating it ; ES2 122:34 ܗܪܟܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܐܢ ܥܡ ܐܠܗܐ‏ : but here he is arguing with God
(4)
to appear in court
Man
3
to determine
JLAtg, Syr, JBA
TgO Gen18:21↗ וַאֵידִין הֲכִקבִילתְהוֹן דעלַת לִקדָמַי עֲבַדוּ‏ : and let Me determine if they have acted like the complaint that has reached Me ; BT BQ 25b(40)↗ דון מינה ואוקי באתרה‏ : deduce from it and establish it in its place
(1)
to make an analogy
JBA
Dpaˁˁelto decide a case1 sense▶
to decide a case
JBA, Man, LJLA
PJ Gen43:18↗ אנן מיתעלין למתעקפא עלן ולמדיינא עלן‏ : we are being brought in to fault us and to decide our case
Cˀafˁelto judge1 sense▶
to judge
Sam
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be judged4 senses▶
1
to be judged
Common (except: OA, OfA, BA)
4QEne1.22.2↗ עד יום די יתד̇י̇נן‏ ; EphPar 13:14.2↗ ܘܨܠܝ ܘܐܬܦܢܝ ܕܒܗ ܢܬܕܝܢ ܐ̈ܚܝ‏ : (Jonah) prayed and was restored so that we might be judged through him ; BT RH 16a(7)↗ תבואה דמיזרעה למימרא דחד דינא מיתדנא ,, תרי דיני מיתדנא‏ : should it be said that sown grain is judged only once? It is judged twice
2
(case) to be decided
Man
3
to be considered
Syr, JBA
TDN.116:13↗ ܠܘ ܓܝܪ ܙܒܢܐ ܡܬܬܕܝܢ‏ : for the amount of time is not what is considered ; BT RH 16a(7)↗ תבואה דמיזרעה למימרא דחד דינא מיתדנא ,, תרי דיני מיתדנא‏ : should it be said that sown grain is determined by one case? It is considered by two cases
(1)
impersonal : to think, consider s.t./s.o.
Syr
LSt.27:11↗ ܒܥܠܕܒܒܟ ܬܚܘܒܐ ܥܫܝܢܐ ܢܬܬܕܝܢ ܠܟ ܂܂܂ ܘܪܚܡܟ ܥܫܝܢܐ ܬܚܘܒܐ ܢܬܬܕܝܢ ܠܟ‏ : you should consider your weak enemy to be strong ... while you should consider your strong friend to be weak
4
ܥܲܡ : to contend with
Syr
P Je2:9↗ ܐܬܕܝܢ ܥܡܟܘܢ‏ ; ICor6:6↗ ܐܲܚܵܐ ܥܲܡ ܐܲܚܘ݂ܗܼܝ ܡܸܬ݁ܕ݂ܼܝܢ‏
(1)
to argue (?)
JLAtg
TgJ Joel2:9↗ בְקַרתָא מְדָיְנִין‏ : [but see s.v. Dt] †
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto contend with one another, argue1 sense▶
to contend with one another, argue
PTA, LJLA
GT B Gen4:8↗ וַהֲווֹן מֶדַּיְּנִין תְּרֵיהוֹן בְּאַפֵּי בָּרָא‏ : the two of them were arguing on the field ; PJ Ex15:12↗ ימא וארעא הוון מדיינין דין עם דא כחדא‏ : the sea and the land were contending together with one another
(1)
to argue a legal case
Gal
PTSan 21.d:48[2]↗ הוה ליה דין עם חד בר נש על עיסק ריחייא והוון {א}דיינין קומי ר׳ לעזר‏ : he had a case with a certain person concerning mills and they were arguing before PN
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JLAtg impf. יְדִין , var. ידון , Gt often (and apparently correctly) אִידְדָן ; Syr. impf. ܢܕܘܢ‏
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For JBA see discussion DJBA p. 329 s.v. dyn. Sokoloff's solution, however, is debatable, since the form מידיין could be interpreted as a simple noun.
Also, see etymological note s.v. dyn n.m.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 283[145]DJPA: 141aDJBA: 319bJastrow: 301Drower/Macuch: 104bJ. Payne-Smith: 86fLevy Ch-W: 1:170Tal Sam: 173DCPA[Schulthess]: 83[43]

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