lamdan

English

Alternative forms

  • lamden

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew למדן (lamdan), partially via Yiddish למדן (lamdn).

Noun

lamdan (plural lamdanim)

  1. One who is learned in Jewish law.
    • 1996 May 2, Warren Burstein, “Question on love affairs and illegitimate children”, in soc.culture.jewish‎[1] (Usenet):
      I'm not such a lamdan that I can learn halacha from the Gemara.
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