ديانة

Arabic

Etymology

From دِين (dīn, “religion”).

Noun

دِيَانَة • (diyāna) f (plural دِيَانَات (diyānāt))

1. religion, confession, denomination, sect

Usage notes

Though دِيَانَة (diyāna) and دِين (dīn) both mean "religion," they are not synonymous. دِيَانَة (diyāna) generally refers to the particular religion or denomination a person adheres to (i.e., one's religious affiliation), whereas دِين (dīn) refers to "religion" in a more general or abstract sense.

Declension

Declension of noun دِيَانَة (diyāna)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دِيَانَة diyāna	الدِّيَانَة ad-diyāna	دِيَانَة diyānat
Nominative	دِيَانَةٌ diyānatun	الدِّيَانَةُ ad-diyānatu	دِيَانَةُ diyānatu
Accusative	دِيَانَةً diyānatan	الدِّيَانَةَ ad-diyānata	دِيَانَةَ diyānata
Genitive	دِيَانَةٍ diyānatin	الدِّيَانَةِ ad-diyānati	دِيَانَةِ diyānati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دِيَانَتَيْن diyānatayn	الدِّيَانَتَيْن ad-diyānatayn	دِيَانَتَيْ diyānatay
Nominative	دِيَانَتَانِ diyānatāni	الدِّيَانَتَانِ ad-diyānatāni	دِيَانَتَا diyānatā
Accusative	دِيَانَتَيْنِ diyānatayni	الدِّيَانَتَيْنِ ad-diyānatayni	دِيَانَتَيْ diyānatay
Genitive	دِيَانَتَيْنِ diyānatayni	الدِّيَانَتَيْنِ ad-diyānatayni	دِيَانَتَيْ diyānatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دِيَانَات diyānāt	الدِّيَانَات ad-diyānāt	دِيَانَات diyānāt
Nominative	دِيَانَاتٌ diyānātun	الدِّيَانَاتُ ad-diyānātu	دِيَانَاتُ diyānātu
Accusative	دِيَانَاتٍ diyānātin	الدِّيَانَاتِ ad-diyānāti	دِيَانَاتِ diyānāti
Genitive	دِيَانَاتٍ diyānātin	الدِّيَانَاتِ ad-diyānāti	دِيَانَاتِ diyānāti