דִּיסְתָּנָא, c. (dial. for דשתנא, reduplic. of דָּשְׁנָא) gift, portion. Sabb. 156ᵇ אנא שקלת די׳ דיהבו לי וכ׳ Ms. M. (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note, ed. שקלתי ריסתנאי דיהבת) I took the portion which was given to me (the bride) and gave it &c. Ber. 42ᵃ שדא … ד׳ Ms. M. (read שדר; ed. שדרו להו ר׳ מבי וכ׳) the Resh Galutha sent them an honorary portion. Gitt. 67ᵇ ד׳ דחנקא חמותא Ar. (ed. ר׳ … חמתא) a gift which chokes a mother-in-law (a colloquial expression for a treacherous gift, as from a diseased animal &c.; differ. in Rashi). Ber. 50ᵇ שקל … פתק … ד׳ Mar Z. took (some of the fruits) and threw them to R. … as his portion of honor (Ms. M. זרק … רומנא).