دان

العربية

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دان¹

Where it comes from

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

verb دَانَ · dāna · يَدِينُ · دَيْن · دَائِن

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

verb دَانَ · passive participle مَدِين · مَدْيُون · dāna · يَدِينُ · دَيْن

  1. to judge أَإِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَامًا أَإِنَّا لَمَدِينُونَ

verb دَانَ · dāna · يَدِينُ · دِين · دِيَانَة

  1. intransitive to hold religion.

دان²

Where it comes from

From the root د و ن (d w n).

verb دَانَ · dāna · يَدُونُ · دَوْن · أُدِين · إِدَانَة

  1. to be or become low, base, vile, despised, inferior, weak, of low quality

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {دان},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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