دين

Arabic

Etymology 1

A historically conflated term derived from multiple layers of phono-semantic matching:

Initially stemming from Proto-Semitic *dVn- (“obligated conduct; decisions of morality or ethics, judgement, decree, ruling”), where in Arabia it took specifically the foremost connotation of obligations, duty, what is expected or owed; hence also the sense of a monetary debt along with that which is owed to society ethically.
Cognate terms in other Semitic languages also came with a more developed legal sense, rulings, a set of obligations, a law code; these senses were bolstered semantically borrowing from Aramaic דִּינָא (dīnā), Classical Syriac ܕܺܝܢܳܐ (dīnā, “judgement”), Hebrew דִּין (din), Ge'ez ደይን (däyn, “judgement”), which likely had their specified development from Akkadian 𒁲 (dīnum, “judgement; legal practice, precedent; legal case; court conduct, procedures, rule of law”). Another possible layer still is the term Sumerian 𒁲 (di /⁠did⁠/, “lawsuit, trial; legal decision”) which is a term of uncertain origins; potentially an early Akkadian borrowing, at least semantically, or natively derived from 𒁲 (di, “to speak”), a form of 𒅗 (dug₄ /⁠dug⁠/, “to speak, talk, say; to order, to negotiate”).
The sense of religious creed or a system of religious rules is borrowed from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (dyn' /⁠dēn⁠/), which developed from Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎡𐎴 (d-a-i-n /⁠*daina-⁠/, “a religious-informed or conscientious way of life”). Developing also from Younger Avestan 𐬛𐬉𐬥𐬁 (dēnā), a term already having a predecessor with a religious sense in Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬁 (daēnā), which is possibly akin to Sanskrit ध्यान (dhyāna), whence zen. This possibly derives in part under the influence of Elamite, developing from the Akkadian legal sense; religious obligation to deities, the system or conduct of the priesthood regarding divinities.
The Qurʾān and later Islamic scholarship adds an additional layer of phono-semantic matching, melding the native significations with the connotations imparted by the languages of their neighbors, both from the Semitic family and those not.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /diːn/

Noun

دِين • (dīn) m (plural أَدْيَان (ʔadyān))

verbal noun of دَانَ (dāna, “to be religious”) (form I)
(countable, uncountable) religion, creed, credo, faith, conviction, belief, tenet, rite
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 109:6:
  لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِيَ دِينِ
  lakum dīnukum waliya dīni
  For you is your religion, and for me is my religion.
(uncountable, verbal noun) conformism, conformance, conformity, compliance, fealty, obedience; God-fearingness, godliness, religiosity, devoutness
law, obligations, duty
custom, habit
لَيْسَ هٰذَا مِنْ دِينِي وَلَا دَيْدَنِي
laysa hāḏā min dīnī walā daydanī
This is not according to my habit nor to my wont.
judgement, decision, ruling
1. (rare) requital, compensation, indemnification
2. (rare) credit, obligation, account, falling due of a debt

Declension

Declension of noun دِين (dīn)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دِين dīn	الدِّين ad-dīn	دِين dīn
Nominative	دِينٌ dīnun	الدِّينُ ad-dīnu	دِينُ dīnu
Accusative	دِينًا dīnan	الدِّينَ ad-dīna	دِينَ dīna
Genitive	دِينٍ dīnin	الدِّينِ ad-dīni	دِينِ dīni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دِينَيْن dīnayn	الدِّينَيْن ad-dīnayn	دِينَيْ dīnay
Nominative	دِينَانِ dīnāni	الدِّينَانِ ad-dīnāni	دِينَا dīnā
Accusative	دِينَيْنِ dīnayni	الدِّينَيْنِ ad-dīnayni	دِينَيْ dīnay
Genitive	دِينَيْنِ dīnayni	الدِّينَيْنِ ad-dīnayni	دِينَيْ dīnay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَدْيَان ʔadyān	الْأَدْيَان al-ʔadyān	أَدْيَان ʔadyān
Nominative	أَدْيَانٌ ʔadyānun	الْأَدْيَانُ al-ʔadyānu	أَدْيَانُ ʔadyānu
Accusative	أَدْيَانًا ʔadyānan	الْأَدْيَانَ al-ʔadyāna	أَدْيَانَ ʔadyāna
Genitive	أَدْيَانٍ ʔadyānin	الْأَدْيَانِ al-ʔadyāni	أَدْيَانِ ʔadyāni

Derived terms

دِينِيّ (dīniyy)
يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ (yawmu d-dīni, “day of judgment”)
صَلَاح الدِّين (ṣalāḥ ad-dīn, “Saladin”)
عَلَاء الدِّين (ʕalāʔ ad-dīn, “Aladdin”)

Related terms

دَيَّان (dayyān)
دِيَانَة (diyāna)
دِينِيّ (dīniyy)
مُتَدَيِّن (mutadayyin)
مُتَدَيِّنَة (mutadayyina)

Descendants

→ Armenian: դին (din) (islamic faith)
→ Azerbaijani: din
→ Avar: дин (din)
→ Bashkir: дин (din)
→ Chechen: дин (din)
→ Chuvash: тӗн (tĕn)
→ Crimean Tatar: din
→ Dhivehi: ދީން (dīn̊)
→ English: deen
→ Hindustani:
Hindi: दीन (dīn)

Urdu: دین (dīn)
→ Indonesian: din
→ Karaim: дин (din)
Kurdish:
→ Northern Kurdish: dîn

→ Central Kurdish: دین (dîn)
→ Kazakh: дін (dın)
→ Kyrgyz: дин (din)
→ Malay: din
→ Maltese: din
→ Pashto: دين (din)
→ Ossetian: дин (din)
→ Ottoman Turkish: دین (din)
> Turkish: din (inherited)
→ Santali: ᱫᱤᱱ (din)
→ Swahili: dini
→ Tatar: дин (din)
→ Turkmen: din
→ Uyghur: دىن (din)
→ Uzbek: din

Etymology 2

From the verb دَانَ (dāna, “to hold religion”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /daj.jin/

Adjective

دَيِّن • (dayyin) (feminine دَيِّنَة (dayyina), masculine plural دَيِّنُونَ (dayyinūna), feminine plural دَيِّنَات (dayyināt))

religious, pious, godly, God-fearing, devout

Declension

Declension of adjective دَيِّن (dayyin)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	دَيِّن dayyin	الدَّيِّن ad-dayyin	دَيِّنَة dayyina	الدَّيِّنَة ad-dayyina
Nominative	دَيِّنٌ dayyinun	الدَّيِّنُ ad-dayyinu	دَيِّنَةٌ dayyinatun	الدَّيِّنَةُ ad-dayyinatu
Accusative	دَيِّنًا dayyinan	الدَّيِّنَ ad-dayyina	دَيِّنَةً dayyinatan	الدَّيِّنَةَ ad-dayyinata
Genitive	دَيِّنٍ dayyinin	الدَّيِّنِ ad-dayyini	دَيِّنَةٍ dayyinatin	الدَّيِّنَةِ ad-dayyinati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	دَيِّنَيْن dayyinayn	الدَّيِّنَيْن ad-dayyinayn	دَيِّنَتَيْن dayyinatayn	الدَّيِّنَتَيْن ad-dayyinatayn
Nominative	دَيِّنَانِ dayyināni	الدَّيِّنَانِ ad-dayyināni	دَيِّنَتَانِ dayyinatāni	الدَّيِّنَتَانِ ad-dayyinatāni
Accusative	دَيِّنَيْنِ dayyinayni	الدَّيِّنَيْنِ ad-dayyinayni	دَيِّنَتَيْنِ dayyinatayni	الدَّيِّنَتَيْنِ ad-dayyinatayni
Genitive	دَيِّنَيْنِ dayyinayni	الدَّيِّنَيْنِ ad-dayyinayni	دَيِّنَتَيْنِ dayyinatayni	الدَّيِّنَتَيْنِ ad-dayyinatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	دَيِّنِين dayyinīn	الدَّيِّنِين ad-dayyinīn	دَيِّنَات dayyināt	الدَّيِّنَات ad-dayyināt
Nominative	دَيِّنُونَ dayyinūna	الدَّيِّنُونَ ad-dayyinūna	دَيِّنَاتٌ dayyinātun	الدَّيِّنَاتُ ad-dayyinātu
Accusative	دَيِّنِينَ dayyinīna	الدَّيِّنِينَ ad-dayyinīna	دَيِّنَاتٍ dayyinātin	الدَّيِّنَاتِ ad-dayyināti
Genitive	دَيِّنِينَ dayyinīna	الدَّيِّنِينَ ad-dayyinīna	دَيِّنَاتٍ dayyinātin	الدَّيِّنَاتِ ad-dayyināti

Etymology 3

Causative of the verb دَانَ (dāna, “to be a debtor”) from the د ي ن (d-y-n).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /daj.ja.na/

Verb

دَيَّنَ • (dayyana) II (non-past يُدَيِّنُ (yudayyinu), verbal noun تَدْيِين (tadyīn))

to loan, to lend, to advance

Conjugation

Conjugation of دَيَّنَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَدْيِين)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَدْيِين tadyīn
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُدَيِّن mudayyin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُدَيَّن mudayyan
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	دَيَّنْتُ dayyantu	دَيَّنْتَ dayyanta	دَيَّنَ dayyana	دَيَّنْتُمَا dayyantumā	دَيَّنَا dayyanā	دَيَّنَّا dayyannā	دَيَّنْتُمْ dayyantum	دَيَّنُوا dayyanū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	دَيَّنْتُ dayyantu	دَيَّنْتِ dayyanti	دَيَّنَتْ dayyanat	دَيَّنْتُمَا dayyantumā	دَيَّنَتَا dayyanatā	دَيَّنَّا dayyannā	دَيَّنْتُنَّ dayyantunna	دَيَّنَّ dayyanna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُدَيِّنُ ʔudayyinu	تُدَيِّنُ tudayyinu	يُدَيِّنُ yudayyinu	تُدَيِّنَانِ tudayyināni	يُدَيِّنَانِ yudayyināni	نُدَيِّنُ nudayyinu	تُدَيِّنُونَ tudayyinūna	يُدَيِّنُونَ yudayyinūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُدَيِّنُ ʔudayyinu	تُدَيِّنِينَ tudayyinīna	تُدَيِّنُ tudayyinu	تُدَيِّنَانِ tudayyināni	تُدَيِّنَانِ tudayyināni	نُدَيِّنُ nudayyinu	تُدَيِّنَّ tudayyinna	يُدَيِّنَّ yudayyinna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُدَيِّنَ ʔudayyina	تُدَيِّنَ tudayyina	يُدَيِّنَ yudayyina	تُدَيِّنَا tudayyinā	يُدَيِّنَا yudayyinā	نُدَيِّنَ nudayyina	تُدَيِّنُوا tudayyinū	يُدَيِّنُوا yudayyinū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُدَيِّنَ ʔudayyina	تُدَيِّنِي tudayyinī	تُدَيِّنَ tudayyina	تُدَيِّنَا tudayyinā	تُدَيِّنَا tudayyinā	نُدَيِّنَ nudayyina	تُدَيِّنَّ tudayyinna	يُدَيِّنَّ yudayyinna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُدَيِّنْ ʔudayyin	تُدَيِّنْ tudayyin	يُدَيِّنْ yudayyin	تُدَيِّنَا tudayyinā	يُدَيِّنَا yudayyinā	نُدَيِّنْ nudayyin	تُدَيِّنُوا tudayyinū	يُدَيِّنُوا yudayyinū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُدَيِّنْ ʔudayyin	تُدَيِّنِي tudayyinī	تُدَيِّنْ tudayyin	تُدَيِّنَا tudayyinā	تُدَيِّنَا tudayyinā	نُدَيِّنْ nudayyin	تُدَيِّنَّ tudayyinna	يُدَيِّنَّ yudayyinna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		دَيِّنْ dayyin		دَيِّنَا dayyinā			دَيِّنُوا dayyinū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		دَيِّنِي dayyinī		دَيِّنَا dayyinā			دَيِّنَّ dayyinna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	دُيِّنْتُ duyyintu	دُيِّنْتَ duyyinta	دُيِّنَ duyyina	دُيِّنْتُمَا duyyintumā	دُيِّنَا duyyinā	دُيِّنَّا duyyinnā	دُيِّنْتُمْ duyyintum	دُيِّنُوا duyyinū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	دُيِّنْتُ duyyintu	دُيِّنْتِ duyyinti	دُيِّنَتْ duyyinat	دُيِّنْتُمَا duyyintumā	دُيِّنَتَا duyyinatā	دُيِّنَّا duyyinnā	دُيِّنْتُنَّ duyyintunna	دُيِّنَّ duyyinna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُدَيَّنُ ʔudayyanu	تُدَيَّنُ tudayyanu	يُدَيَّنُ yudayyanu	تُدَيَّنَانِ tudayyanāni	يُدَيَّنَانِ yudayyanāni	نُدَيَّنُ nudayyanu	تُدَيَّنُونَ tudayyanūna	يُدَيَّنُونَ yudayyanūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُدَيَّنُ ʔudayyanu	تُدَيَّنِينَ tudayyanīna	تُدَيَّنُ tudayyanu	تُدَيَّنَانِ tudayyanāni	تُدَيَّنَانِ tudayyanāni	نُدَيَّنُ nudayyanu	تُدَيَّنَّ tudayyanna	يُدَيَّنَّ yudayyanna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُدَيَّنَ ʔudayyana	تُدَيَّنَ tudayyana	يُدَيَّنَ yudayyana	تُدَيَّنَا tudayyanā	يُدَيَّنَا yudayyanā	نُدَيَّنَ nudayyana	تُدَيَّنُوا tudayyanū	يُدَيَّنُوا yudayyanū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُدَيَّنَ ʔudayyana	تُدَيَّنِي tudayyanī	تُدَيَّنَ tudayyana	تُدَيَّنَا tudayyanā	تُدَيَّنَا tudayyanā	نُدَيَّنَ nudayyana	تُدَيَّنَّ tudayyanna	يُدَيَّنَّ yudayyanna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُدَيَّنْ ʔudayyan	تُدَيَّنْ tudayyan	يُدَيَّنْ yudayyan	تُدَيَّنَا tudayyanā	يُدَيَّنَا yudayyanā	نُدَيَّنْ nudayyan	تُدَيَّنُوا tudayyanū	يُدَيَّنُوا yudayyanū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُدَيَّنْ ʔudayyan	تُدَيَّنِي tudayyanī	تُدَيَّنْ tudayyan	تُدَيَّنَا tudayyanā	تُدَيَّنَا tudayyanā	نُدَيَّنْ nudayyan	تُدَيَّنَّ tudayyanna	يُدَيَّنَّ yudayyanna

Related terms

إِدَانَة (ʔidāna)
اِسْتِدَانَة (istidāna)
دَائِن (dāʔin)
دَيْنُونَة (daynūna)
مُدَان (mudān)
مَدِين (madīn)
مُدِين (mudīn)
مَدْيُون (madyūn)
مَدْيُونِيَّة (madyūniyya, “indebtedness”)

Etymology 4

Root
د ي ن (d y n)
7 terms

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dajn/

Noun

دَيْن • (dayn) m (plural دُيُون (duyūn) or أَدْيُن (ʔadyun))

verbal noun of دَانَ (dāna) (form I)
debt, debit, liability, pecuniary, obligation, financial claim
Synonyms: سَلَف (salaf), قَرْض (qarḍ)

Declension

Declension of noun دَيْن (dayn)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَيْن dayn	الدَّيْن ad-dayn	دَيْن dayn
Nominative	دَيْنٌ daynun	الدَّيْنُ ad-daynu	دَيْنُ daynu
Accusative	دَيْنًا daynan	الدَّيْنَ ad-dayna	دَيْنَ dayna
Genitive	دَيْنٍ daynin	الدَّيْنِ ad-dayni	دَيْنِ dayni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَيْنَيْن daynayn	الدَّيْنَيْن ad-daynayn	دَيْنَيْ daynay
Nominative	دَيْنَانِ daynāni	الدَّيْنَانِ ad-daynāni	دَيْنَا daynā
Accusative	دَيْنَيْنِ daynayni	الدَّيْنَيْنِ ad-daynayni	دَيْنَيْ daynay
Genitive	دَيْنَيْنِ daynayni	الدَّيْنَيْنِ ad-daynayni	دَيْنَيْ daynay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دُيُون‎; أَدْيُن duyūn‎; ʔadyun	الدُّيُون‎; الْأَدْيُن ad-duyūn‎; al-ʔadyun	دُيُون‎; أَدْيُن duyūn‎; ʔadyun
Nominative	دُيُونٌ‎; أَدْيُنٌ duyūnun‎; ʔadyunun	الدُّيُونُ‎; الْأَدْيُنُ ad-duyūnu‎; al-ʔadyunu	دُيُونُ‎; أَدْيُنُ duyūnu‎; ʔadyunu
Accusative	دُيُونًا‎; أَدْيُنًا duyūnan‎; ʔadyunan	الدُّيُونَ‎; الْأَدْيُنَ ad-duyūna‎; al-ʔadyuna	دُيُونَ‎; أَدْيُنَ duyūna‎; ʔadyuna
Genitive	دُيُونٍ‎; أَدْيُنٍ duyūnin‎; ʔadyunin	الدُّيُونِ‎; الْأَدْيُنِ ad-duyūni‎; al-ʔadyuni	دُيُونِ‎; أَدْيُنِ duyūni‎; ʔadyuni

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

دِينَ • (dīna) (form I) /diː.na/

third-person masculine singular past passive of دَانَ (dāna)

References

Badawi, Elsaid M., Abdel Haleem, Muhammad (2008) “د/ي/ن d-y-n”, in Arabic-English Dictionary of Qurʾanic Usage (Handbook of Oriental Studies; 85), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 320–321
Cheung, Johnny (2017) On the (Middle) Iranian borrowings in Qurʾānic (and pre-Islamic) Arabic‎^[1], Leiden: Leiden University, page 9
Corriente, Federico (2005) “دين”, in Diccionario avanzado árabe‎^[2] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, volume I, Barcelona: Herder, page 387
Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “دين”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes‎^[3] (in French), volume 1, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 482
Jeffery, Arthur (1938) “دِين”, in The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qurʾān (Gaekwad’s Oriental Series; 79), Baroda: Oriental Institute, page 131 seqq.
Freytag, Georg (1833) “دين”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[4] (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, pages 76–77
Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860) “دين”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc‎^[5] (in French), volume 1, Paris: Maisonneuve et C^ie, page 758
Lane, Edward William (1863) “دين”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[6], London: Williams & Norgate, pages 943–944
Leslau, Wolf (1991) “የነደ”, in Comparative Dictionary of Geʿez (Classical Ethiopic), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 146
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “دين”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[7], London: W.H. Allen, pages 381–382
Wahrmund, Adolf (1887) “دين”, in Handwörterbuch der neu-arabischen und deutschen Sprache‎^[8] (in German), volume 1, Gießen: J. Ricker’sche Buchhandlung, page 698
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Hijazi Arabic

Root
د ي ن
1 term

Etymology 1

From Arabic دِين (dīn).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /diːn/

Noun

دين • (dīn) m (plural أديان (ʔadyān))

religion

Etymology 2

From Arabic دَيْن (dayn).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /deːn/, [de̞ːn]

Noun

دين • (dēn) m (plural دِيون (diyūn))

debt, debit, liability, pecuniary, obligation, financial claim

Etymology 3

From Arabic دَيَّنَ (dayyana).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /daj.jan/

Verb

دَيَّن • (dayyan) II (non-past يِدَيِّن (yidayyin))

to loan, to lend, to advance

Conjugation

Conjugation of دين (dayyan)
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	دينت (dayyant)	دينت (dayyant)	دين (dayyan)	ديننا (dayyanna)	دينتوا (dayyantu)	دينوا (dayyanu)
past	f	دينت (dayyant)	دينتي (dayyanti)	دينت (dayyanat)	ديننا (dayyanna)	دينتوا (dayyantu)	دينوا (dayyanu)
non-past	m	أدين (ʔadayyin)	تدين (tidayyin)	يدين (yidayyin)	ندين (nidayyin)	تدينوا (tidayyinu)	يدينوا (yidayyinu)
non-past	f	أدين (ʔadayyin)	تديني (tidayyini)	تدين (tidayyin)	ندين (nidayyin)	تدينوا (tidayyinu)	يدينوا (yidayyinu)
imperative	m		دين (dayyin)			دينوا (dayyinu)
imperative	f		ديني (dayyini)			دينوا (dayyinu)

Etymology 4

From Arabic دَيِّن (dayyin).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /daj.jin/

Adjective

دين • (dayyin) (feminine دَيِّنَة (dayyina), common plural دَيِّنِين (dayyinīn), feminine plural دَيِّنات (dayyināt))

religious, pious, godly, God-fearing, devout

Usage notes

The common plural adjective is used with both feminine and masculine plural nouns, while the feminine plural adjective is rarely used and only used with feminine nouns.