Where does “deen” come from?
deen (English) comes from Arabic دِين, from Pahlavi dēn, from Old Persian *dainah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰayHanā-.
deen (English): religion; religiosity; the way of life of a pious...
Definitions
- religion; religiosity; the way of life of a pious...
Ancestry of “deen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | دِين | judgement; religion; faith |
| 2 | Pahlavi | dēn | — |
| 3 | Old Persian | *dainah | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dʰayHanā- | — |