דַּיָּין ², Targ. Ps. VII, 12; a. fr.—Keth. 94ᵇ אנא ד׳ וכ׳ I am an authorized judge &c. Snh. 7ᵇ אוקמו ד׳ דלא וכ׳ appointed a judge (lecturer) who had not studied; a. fr.—Pl. דַּיָּינִין, דַּיָּינַיָּא, דַּיָּ׳. Targ. Deut. XVI, 18; a. fr.—B. Bath. 29ᵃ ד׳ דשפלי דָיְינֵי הכי Ms. M. (ed. ד׳ דשיפלי הכי דָאִינֵי) ignorant judges will so decide; ib. 133ᵇ ד׳ דחצצתא וכ׳ compromising judges (who know not the law) &c.; a. fr.