دان

Arabic

Etymology

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

Verb

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

  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
    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

  • 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).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /daːn/

Verb

Northern Kurdish dan

دان (dan) (present stem دە- (de-))

  1. (transitive) to give

Conjugation

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
Descendants
See also
  • Persian terms suffixed with دان

Verb

دان • (dân)

  1. present stem of دانستن (dânestan)

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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