Arabic vocabulary
دِينٌreligion in Arabic
دِينٌ is how you say “religion” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
Root د ي ن (d-y-n)noun (verbal noun / substantive)Pronounced dīn
Meaning of religion in Arabic
- religion, faith — the way of belief and practice one submits to and follows
- obedience, submission — the primary sense of the root: to obey or submit to authority
- requital, recompense, judgment — repayment or reckoning for what one has done
دِين is the standard word for "religion," especially one's submission to and following of a faith such as Islam. The same word also carries the older sense of "requital" or "recompense," reflecting the root's link between obeying and repaying what is due.
Words from the same root
- دَيْنٌa debt, a loan
- دَائِنٌa creditor, one who lends
- مَدِينٌa debtor, one in debt
- مُتَدَيِّنٌreligious, pious
- دَيَّانٌa judge, one who requites
Common questions
- How do you say "religion" in Arabic?
- دِين (dīn).
- What does the root د ي ن mean?
- At its core, to obey or submit — the same root extends to owing a debt and to repaying or requiting.
Definitions synthesised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).
Example sentences
فقال النبي ﷺ فقهوا أخاكم في دينه، وأقرئوه القرآن وأطلقوا له أسيره ففعلوا
Then the Prophet ﷺ said: Educate your brother in his religion, teach him the Quran, and release his captive, and they did so.
دِينِهِ — his religion. din means 'religion'; the ending '-hi' adds 'his' — 'his religion'.
From: Early Converts to Islam →وَاتَّهِمْهَا عَلَى دِينِكَ
And be suspicious of it regarding your religion.
دِينِكَ — your religion. 'din' = 'religion'; '-ka' = 'your', so 'your religion'.
From: Faith as Light →تُبنى الأحكامُ على حفظِ خمسةٍ تُعَدُّ أُسَّ النظام الدِّينِ،
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