lamdan

noun

lam·​dan

lämˈdän,

ˈlämdən

variants or less commonly lamden

ˈlämdən

plural lamdanim

ˌlämˌdäˈnēm;

lämˈdänə̇m,

-dȯn-,

-(ˌ)nēm

: a man learned in Jewish law : a Talmudic scholar

Word History

Etymology

lamdan from Hebrew lamdān, literally, one who has learned, from lāmadh to learn; lamden from Yiddish, from Hebrew lamdān

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