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دان
to profess (a faith); to follow a religion /ˈdaːna/
verbA2#1054 most common
Also: to submit, to obey, to judge, to requite, to owe, to be indebted
Example sentences
دانَ بالإسلام.
He professed Islam.
دِنْتُ بدينِ آبائي.
I follow the faith of my forefathers.
دانَ الناسُ للملكِ الجديد.
The people submitted to the new king.
مَنْ دانَ لشهواتِه ضَلَّ عن الحق.
Whoever submits to his desires strays from the truth.
كما تَدِينُ تُدانُ.
As you judge, so you will be judged.
لم يَدِنِ الفلاسفةُ القدماءُ بدينٍ واحدٍ، بل تعدّدت مذاهبهم.
The ancient philosophers professed no single faith; their schools of thought were many.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَدِينُ | دِنْتُ | سَأَدِينُ |
| 2sg | تَدِينُ | دِنْتَ | سَتَدِينُ |
| 3sg | يَدِينُ | دانَ | سَيَدِينُ |
| 1pl | نَدِينُ | دِنّا | سَنَدِينُ |
| 2pl | تَدِينُونَ | دِنْتُمْ | سَتَدِينُونَ |
| 3pl | يَدِينُونَ | دانُوا | سَيَدِينُونَ |
Word family
دِينreligion, faithدَيْنdebt
أَدانَto condemn, to convict
إِدانةcondemnation, conviction
دَيَّانjudge; the Requiter
Etymology
The verb دانَ comes from the Semitic root d-y-n, which centers on judgment and requital. The same root yields دِين, religion, the binding way a person follows, and دَيْن, debt, an obligation owed. Cognate forms run across Semitic, including Hebrew דִּין, judgment, and Akkadian dīnu, verdict. The religion sense may also have drawn on Persian dēn, but the core judging sense is native Semitic.
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