noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/diːn/
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rhymes with -iːn
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noun
Meaning 1
religion; religiosity; the way of life of a pious Muslim
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion
Examples
2014, CHANEL, Purple Ink Presents Savage Sisters by Chanel, iUniverse →ISBN Sterling was Muslim, and although he wasn't on his deen, Shanice and Shakira felt that he should have had a Janazah.
2016, Skepta, Shutdown, on Konnichiwa You say you're Muslim, you say you're Rasta / Say you don't eat pork, don't eat pussy / Liar, you're just an actor / Blud, you're not on your deen
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic دِين (dīn).
Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
din
— (Islam) religion; religiosity; the way of life of a pious Muslim
Arabic:
دِين
(dīn)
— (Islam) religion; religiosity; the way of life of a pious Muslim
Azerbaijani:
din
— (Islam) religion; religiosity; the way of life of a pious Muslim
Bashkir:
дин
(din)
— (Islam) religion; religiosity; the way of life of a pious Muslim
Bengali:
দ্বীন
(din)
— (Islam) religion; religiosity; the way of life of a pious Muslim
Chechen:
дин
(din)
— (Islam) religion; religiosity; the way of life of a pious Muslim
Chuvash:
тӗн
(tĕn)
— (Islam) religion; religiosity; the way of life of a pious Muslim
Crimean Tatar:
din
— (Islam) religion; religiosity; the way of life of a pious Muslim
Czech:
víra
— (Islam) religion; religiosity; the way of life of a pious Muslim
French:
din
— (Islam) religion; religiosity; the way of life of a pious Muslim
Hindi:
दीन
(dīn)
— (Islam) religion; religiosity; the way of life of a pious Muslim
Kazakh:
дин
(din)
— (Islam) religion; religiosity; the way of life of a pious Muslim
Central Kurdish:
دین
(dîn)
— (Islam) religion; religiosity; the way of life of a pious Muslim
Northern Kurdish:
dîn
— (Islam) religion; religiosity; the way of life of a pious Muslim
Kyrgyz:
дин
(din)
— (Islam) religion; religiosity; the way of life of a pious Muslim
Malay:
din
— (Islam) religion; religiosity; the way of life of a pious Muslim
Ossetian:
дин
(din)
— (Islam) religion; religiosity; the way of life of a pious Muslim
Pashto:
دين
(din)
— (Islam) religion; religiosity; the way of life of a pious Muslim
Persian:
دین
(din)
— (Islam) religion; religiosity; the way of life of a pious Muslim
Russian:
дин
(din)
— (Islam) religion; religiosity; the way of life of a pious Muslim
Serbo-Croatian:
ди̑н
— (Islam) religion; religiosity; the way of life of a pious Muslim
Serbo-Croatian:
dȋn
— (Islam) religion; religiosity; the way of life of a pious Muslim
Swahili:
dini
— (Islam) religion; religiosity; the way of life of a pious Muslim
Tajik:
дин
(din)
— (Islam) religion; religiosity; the way of life of a pious Muslim
Tatar:
дин
(din)
— (Islam) religion; religiosity; the way of life of a pious Muslim
Turkish:
din
— (Islam) religion; religiosity; the way of life of a pious Muslim
Turkmen:
din
— (Islam) religion; religiosity; the way of life of a pious Muslim
Urdu:
دین
(dīn)
— (Islam) religion; religiosity; the way of life of a pious Muslim
Uyghur:
دىن
(din)
— (Islam) religion; religiosity; the way of life of a pious Muslim
Uzbek:
din
— (Islam) religion; religiosity; the way of life of a pious Muslim
