دان

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See also: ـدان

Arabic

Etymology

From the root د ي ن (d-y-n). Compare Hebrew דן.

Verb

دَانَ (dāna) I (non-past يَدِينُ (yadīnu), verbal noun دَيْن (dayn))

  1. to owe (money)
  2. to borrow
  3. to lend
  4. to compel
  5. to render contemptible
  6. to submit, to yield, to obey

Conjugation

Verb

دَانَ (dāna) I (non-past يَدِينُ (yadīnu), verbal noun دَيْن (dayn) or دَيْنُونَة (daynūna) or دِين (dīn)), passive participle مَدِين (madīn) or مَدْيُون (madyūn)

  1. to judge
    كَمَا تَدِينُ تُدَانُ
    kamā tadīnu tudānu
    literally “As you judge, you will be judged”, equivalent to as you sow, so shall you reap
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 37:53:
      أَإِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَامًا أَإِنَّا لَمَدِينُونَ
      ʔaʔiḏā mitnā wakunnā turāban waʕiẓāman ʔaʔinnā lamadīnūna
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Verb

دَانَ (dāna) I (non-past يَدِينُ (yadīnu), verbal noun دِين (dīn) or دِيَانَة (diyāna))

  1. (intransitive) to hold religion.

Conjugation

References

Central Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- (to give).

Pronunciation

Verb

Northern Kurdish dan

دان (dan) (present stem دە- (de-))

  1. (transitive) to give

Conjugation

Kalkoti

Noun

دان (dān)

  1. tooth

Malay

Conjunction

دان

  1. Jawi spelling of dan

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian (dʾn' /⁠dān⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *daHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰoHnéh₂.

Alternative forms

Noun

دان (dân)

  1. grain
Derived terms

References

Etymology 2

Verb

دان (dân)

  1. present stem of دانستن (dânestan)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic أُذُن (ʔuḏun).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /daːn/,
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

دان (dānf (dual دنتين (dintēn), plural دنين (dinēn))

  1. ear