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Also written دان: دَانَ (to owe) · دَانَ (to hold religion)
Highlights
Present tense
يَدِينُ
Verbal nouns
Active participle
دَائِن
Passive participle
مَدِين
Most common words from the same root
دَانَ in English
Verb · Form I
- to judge
أَإِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَامًا أَإِنَّا لَمَدِينُونَ...after we die and become dust and bone, [that] we shall be brought for judgement?”’609–632 CE, Qur'an, 37:53
Word origin
From the root د ي ن (d y n). Compare Hebrew דן.
Words from the root د-ي-ن
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
دَانَ
· present يَدِينُ
Form I · The plain action
to owe (money); to borrow; to lend
دَائِن
creditor
مَدِين
مَدْيُون
دَانَ
· present يَدِينُ
Form I · The plain action
to hold religion.
دِين
دِيَانَة
religion
دَائِن
مَدِين
دَيَّنَ
· present يُدَيِّنُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to loan, to lend, to advance
تَدْيِين
مُدَيِّن
مُدَيَّن
مُتَدَيِّن
religious
أَدَانَ
· present يُدِينُ
Form IV · Causative
to lend on credit; to declare guilty; to condemn
إِدَانَة
مُدِين
مُدَان
اِسْتَدَانَ
· present يَسْتَدِينُ
Form X · Seeking or considering
to borrow from or be indebted to
اِسْتِدَانَة
مُسْتَدِين
مُسْتَدَان
دَيَّان
pious
دَيَّان
judge
تَدَيُّن
دَانَ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | دِنْتُ | أَدِينُ | أَدِينَ | أَدِنْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | دِنْتَ | تَدِينُ | تَدِينَ | تَدِنْ | دِنْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | دِنْتِ | تَدِينِينَ | تَدِينِي | تَدِينِي | دِينِي |
| هُوَ he | دَانَ | يَدِينُ | يَدِينَ | يَدِنْ | — |
| هِيَ she | دَانَتْ | تَدِينُ | تَدِينَ | تَدِنْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | دِنْتُمَا | تَدِينَانِ | تَدِينَا | تَدِينَا | دِينَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | دَانَا | يَدِينَانِ | يَدِينَا | يَدِينَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | دَانَتَا | تَدِينَانِ | تَدِينَا | تَدِينَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | دِنَّا | نَدِينُ | نَدِينَ | نَدِنْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | دِنْتُمْ | تَدِينُونَ | تَدِينُوا | تَدِينُوا | دِينُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | دِنْتُنَّ | تَدِنَّ | تَدِنَّ | تَدِنَّ | دِنَّ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | دَانُوا | يَدِينُونَ | يَدِينُوا | يَدِينُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | دِنَّ | يَدِنَّ | يَدِنَّ | يَدِنَّ | — |
| Verbal noun | دَيْن، دَيْنُونَة، دِين |
|---|---|
| Active participle | دَائِن |
| Passive participle | مَدِين |
دَانَ in a sentence
Dictionary examples
to judge
أَإِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَامًا أَإِنَّا لَمَدِينُونَ...after we die and become dust and bone, [that] we shall be brought for judgement?”’609–632 CE, Qur'an, 37:53
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