דיסתנא

דִּיסְתָּנָא, דִּסְ׳I c. (dial, for דשתנא, reduplic. of דָּשְׁנָא) gift, portion. Sabb.156b אנא שקלת די׳ דיהבו ליוכ׳ 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 Ber.42a שדא … ד׳ Ms. M. (read שדר; ed. שדרו להור׳ מביוכ׳) the Resh Galutha sent them an honorary portion. Gitt.67b ד׳ דחנקא חמותא Ar. (ed. ר׳ … המתא) a gift which chokes a mother-in-law (a colloquial expression for a treacherous gift, as from a diseased animal ; 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).