دان

Arabic

Etymology

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

Verb

دَانَ • (dāna) I, non-past يَدِينُ‎‎ (yadīnu), passive participle مَدِين‎ (madīn) or مَدْيُون‎ (madyūn)

  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), passive participle مَدِين‎ (madīn) or مَدْيُون‎ (madyūn)

  1. to judge
    ‏كَمَا تَدِينُ تُدَانُ‎‎
    kamā tadīnu tudānu
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    • 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 quote)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • كَمَا تَدِينُ تُدَانُ‎ (kamā tadīnu tudānu, proverb, literally “As you judge, you will be judged”)

Verb

دَانَ • (dāna) I, non-past يَدِينُ‎‎ (yadīnu)

  1. (intransitive) to hold religion.

Conjugation

References

Central Kurdish

Etymology

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

Verb

دان (dan)

  1. to give

Kalkoti

Noun

دان (dān)

  1. tooth

Malay

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dan/
  • Rhymes: -dan, -an

Conjunction

دان (Rumi spelling dan‎)

  1. and (used to connect two similar words, phrases, et cetera)

Descendants

  • Indonesian: dan

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian [script needed] (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
  • دانه‎ (dâne)
  • دان‌دان‎ (dân-dân)

References

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian [script needed] (-dʾn' /-dān/).

Alternative forms

Suffix

ـدان • (-dân)

  1. holder, container
Derived terms
See also
  • Category:Persian terms suffixed with ـدان

Verb

دان • (dân)

  1. present stem form of دانستن‎

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic أُذُن‎ (ʔuḏun).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /daːn/, [dæːn]
  • (file)

Noun

دان • (dān) f (dual دنتين‎ (dintēn), plural دنين‎ (dinēn))

  1. ear
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