ذنب

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ذنب^¹

/ða.nab/

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Inherited from Proto-Semitic *ḏanab-.

noun ذَنَب · ḏanab · أَذْنَاب · الذَّنَب

tail, end
Similar: ذَيْل
adherent, follower, henchman

ذنب^²

/ða.na.ba/

verb ذَنَبَ · ḏanaba · يَذْنِبُ · يَذْنُبُ · ذَنْب

to follow

ذنب^³

/ðan.na.ba/

verb ذَنَّبَ · ḏannaba · يُذَنِّبُ · تَذْنِيب · مُذَنِّب

to furnish with a tail, to provide a start to

ذنب^⁴

/ðanb/

noun ذَنْب · ḏanb · ذُنُوب · الذَّنْب

sin, offense, crime رَبَّنَا فَٱغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَكَفِّرْ عَنَّا سَيِّئَاتِنَا وَتَوَفَّنَا مَعَ الْأَبْرَارِ
Similar: خَطِيئَة, إِثْم
guilt
Similar: إِثْم

In English

sin violation of religious law
tail surreptitious follower
guilt responsibility for wrongdoing
henchman a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ذنب},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B0%D9%86%D8%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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