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ذَنْب
sin /ˈðanb/
nounA2#1254 most common
Also: fault, offense, guilt
Example sentences
هٰذَا ذَنْبِي.
This is my fault.
مَا ذَنْبُهُ فِي مَا حَدَثَ؟
What is his fault in what happened?
غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ ذَنْبَهُ.
God forgave him his sin.
يَجِبُ أَنْ نَعْتَرِفَ بِذُنُوبِنَا.
We must confess our sins.
لَا يَتَحَمَّلُ الطِّفْلُ ذَنْبَ وَالِدَيْهِ.
The child does not bear the fault of his parents.
مَنْ كَانَ مِنْكُمْ بِلَا ذَنْبٍ فَلْيَرْمِهَا بِحَجَرٍ.
Let him among you who is without sin cast a stone at her.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ذَنْبٌ | ذُنُوبٌ |
| Genitive | ذَنْبٍ | ذُنُوبٍ |
| Accusative | ذَنْباً | ذُنُوباً |
| Vocative | يا ذَنْبُ | يا ذُنُوبُ |
Word family
أَذْنَبَto sin, commit a fault
مُذْنِبsinner, culprit, guilty oneذُنُوبsins (plural)
ذَنَبtail (same root)
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root ذ-ن-ب, whose base sense is 'tail.' In Arabic the noun ذَنْب took on the meaning of a fault or sin, the wrong that trails behind a deed. The related verb أَذْنَبَ means to commit a sin, and the active participle مُذْنِب means guilty.
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