Arabic root

د-ي-ن

4 words from this root family

B2noun

إِدَانَة

idāna

conviction / condemnation

Example

صَدَرَ حُكمُ الإدانَةِ بِالإجماع.

ṣadara ḥukmu l-idānati bi-l-ijmāʿ.

The conviction was issued unanimously.

Root: د-ي-ن Law Economics

B2noun

دَيْن

dayn

debt

Example

تَراكَمَتِ الدُّيونُ عَلى الدَّولَة.

tarākamati d-duyūnu ʿalā d-dawla.

Debts accumulated on the state.

Root: د-ي-ن Law Economics

B2verb

أَدانَ

adāna

to convict / to condemn

Example

أَدانَتِ المَحكَمَةُ المُتَّهَمَ بِالسَّرِقَة.

adānati l-maḥkamatu l-muttahama bi-s-sariqa.

The court convicted the defendant of theft.

Root: د-ي-ن Law Economics

A1noun

دِينٌ

dīn

religion / faith / way of life

Example

إِنَّ الدِّينَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ الْإِسْلَامُ

inna ad-dīna ʿinda Allāhi al-islām

Indeed, the religion in the sight of Allah is Islam (3:19)

Root: د-ي-ن Quranic

Grammar

Masculine noun. Also means 'judgment' in يَوْمُ الدِّينِ (Day of Judgment). The root also gives دَيْنٌ (debt), suggesting religion as a 'debt' or obligation to God.

Culture

Dīn in Islam is comprehensive, encompassing belief, worship, ethics, law, and social conduct - not merely private spirituality.