دین

See also: دين‎

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Azerbaijani

Other scripts
Cyrillic	дин
Roman	din
Perso-Arabic	دین

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic دِين‎ (dīn) from Aramaic, from Middle Persian dyn' (dēn).

Noun

دین (din) (definite accusative دینی‎ (dini), plural دینلر‎ (dinlər))

1. religion

Declension

Declension of دین

	singular	plural
nominative	دین	دینلر‎
definite accusative	دینی‎	دینلری‎
dative	دینه‎	دینلره‎
locative	دینده‎	دینلرده‎
ablative	دیندن‎	دینلردن‎
definite genitive	دینین‎	دینلرین‎

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Persian دِين‎.

Noun

دین • (din)

1. religion

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic دَيْن‎ (dayn).

Noun

دین • (deyn)

1. debt

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Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian dyn' (dēn). Compare Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬁‎ (daēnā).

Noun

Dari Persian	دین‎
Iranian Persian	دین‎
Tajiki Persian	дин (din)

دین • (din) (plural دین‌ها‎ (din-hâ) or ادیان‎ (adyân))

1. religion

Derived terms

• دیندار‎ (dindār)
• دینور‎ (dinvar)
• بهدین‎ (beh-din)
• بی‌دین‎ (bi-din)

Etymology 2

From Arabic دَيْن‎ (dayn), from Ancient Greek δάνειον (dáneion, “loan; debt”).

Noun

دین • (deyn)

1. loan
2. debt

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Urdu

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit दीन (dīna).

Adjective

دین • (dīn) (Hindi spelling दीन)

1. poor
2. needy
3. indigent
4. distressed

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit दिन (dina).

Adjective

دین • (dain) (Hindi spelling दैन)

1. daily
2. diurnal

Etymology 3

From Persian, from Middle Persian dyn' (dēn).

Noun

دین • (dīn) m (Hindi spelling दीन)

1. faith
2. religion

Etymology 4

From Arabic دَيْن‎ (dayn).

Noun

دین • (dayn) m (Hindi spelling दैन)

1. debt
2. loan

Etymology 5

From Sanskrit दीन (dīna).

Noun

دین • (dain) m (Hindi spelling दैन)

1. poverty
2. misery
3. lowliness