Does anyone know what "Yadina" (phonetic spelling, sounds like
"Yadeena") means in Hebrew Yiddish or Ladino?

Does it have anything to do with chicken?

Thanks
Jim

Thanks.

I suspect the word is slang and may not be of a Hebrew language but I have
no way to know.

I have learned that the word Yadina (or Yadeena, however you prefer the
phonetic spelling), was used in the following context:

One Sicilian person, making reference to another Sicilian person (woman)
who ate chicken frequently, called her "Yadeena".

Since no Sicilian or Italian person had heard of this word, I was searching
anywhere to find an origin or language that fit.
There is a possibility that the Sicilian person using this word was a
descendant of Spanish Jewish exiles who later settled in Sicily.

Thanks Again
Jim

On Fri, 17 Aug 2001 02:17:48, jimserac@... (James Pannozzi)
opined:

Does anyone know what "Yadina" (phonetic spelling, sounds like
"Yadeena") means in Hebrew Yiddish or Ladino?

The name is Hebrew, not Yiddish or Ladino. It is a feminine form (in
the manner of "Josepha" for "Joseph") for the verb form "Yadin",
meaning "He Judges", where "He" refers to the Deity".

Does it have anything to do with chicken?

There is no obvious connection with chicken, either in the coop or on
the table.

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