How to Say "Religion" in Arabic

دين

dīn

The English word "religion" is دين (dīn) in Arabic.

دين is used to refer to a system of beliefs dealing with the soul, a deity, and/or life after death.

Meaning: system of beliefs dealing with soul, deity and/or life after death (noun)

What does it mean word for word?

The root of دين carries the concept of debt, obligation or a way of life governed by judgment.

The plural form of دين is أديان.

dīn

The word is connected to ancient Sumerian and Akkadian concepts of 'lawsuits' and 'legal practice'. This shows the word has a history of being tied to formal, institutionalized rules.

لم يكن لسامي دين.
Sami had no religion.
This sentence shows how to express that someone has no religion using دين.
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بدأ فاضل يشكّك في دينه.
Fadil started to question his religion.
This sentence illustrates the act of questioning one's own religion using دين.
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أراد سامي أن يغيّر دينه.
Sami wanted to change his religion.
This sentence demonstrates the concept of changing one's religion using دين.
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في الإسلام، الدين لا يُفَرِّق بين الناس.
In Islam, religion does not differentiate between people.
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Two friends are discussing a documentary about history in a cafe.

ليلى Layla

هل هذا الفيلم عن دين معين؟
Hal hadha al-film 'an din mu'ayyan?
Is this film about a specific religion?
زياد Ziad

لا، هو يتحدث عن تاريخ كل دين.
La, huwa yatahaddath 'an tarikh kull din.
No, it talks about the history of every religion.
ليلى Layla

إنه موضوع مثير للاهتمام حقاً.
Innahu mawdu' muthir lil-ihtimam haqqan.
It is a truly interesting subject.
زياد Ziad

نعم، ليلى، لنتعلمه معاً.
Na'am, Layla, li-nata'allamahu ma'an.
Yes, Layla, let's learn it together.

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