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دِين
religion /ˈdiːn/
nounA2#931 most common
Also: faith, creed, way of life
Example sentences
ما دِينُكَ؟
What is your religion?
لِكُلِّ إنسانٍ دِينٌ يُؤمِنُ بِه.
Every person has a religion they believe in.
يَحتَرِمُ صَديقي كُلَّ الأَديانِ.
My friend respects all religions.
حُرِّيَّةُ الدِّينِ مَكفولةٌ في الدُّستور.
Freedom of religion is guaranteed in the constitution.
لا إِكراهَ في الدِّينِ، فالإيمانُ اختيارٌ شخصِيٌّ.
There is no compulsion in religion, for faith is a personal choice.
يَرى بعضُ المفكّرين أنّ الدِّينَ والدولةَ يجب أن يَبقَيا منفصلَين كي تُصانَ حرّيّةُ المُعتَقَد.
Some thinkers hold that religion and the state must remain separate so that freedom of belief is protected.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | دِينٌ | أَدْيانٌ |
| Genitive | دِينٍ | أَدْيانٍ |
| Accusative | دِيناً | أَدْياناً |
| Vocative | يا دِينُ | يا أَدْيانُ |
Word family
دِيَانة (diyāna)religion, creed, denomination
تَدَيَّنَ (tadayyana)to be religious, to become devout
مُتَدَيِّن (mutadayyin)religious, devout
دَيْن (dayn)debt
دَيّان (dayyān)judge; the Judge
Etymology
Dīn derives from the Semitic root d-y-n, which carries the senses of judging, owing, and being obligated; the same root yields the words for debt and for judge. Cognate forms survive in Hebrew dīn, judgment, and Aramaic dīnā, lawsuit or verdict. Many scholars also link the religious sense to Middle Persian dēn, religion, from Avestan daēnā, so the Arabic word may fold two streams into one. In the Quran the phrase yawm al-dīn, the Day of Judgment, preserves the older sense of reckoning.
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