ddin

Kabyle

Etymology

Borrowed from Algerian Arabic دين (dīn), from Arabic دِين (dīn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dːin/

Noun

ddin m (usually uncountable)

  1. religion
  2. (by extension) islam

References

  • Association Culturelle Numidya (2025), “Amawal, dictionnaire kabyle-français en ligne”, in Amawal[1], retrieved 2025
  • Dallet, Jean-Marie (1982), Dictionnaire kabyle-français: parler des At Mangellat, Algérie (in French), Paris, France

Tarifit

Etymology

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic دين (dīn), from Arabic دِين (dīn).

Noun

ddin m (Tifinagh spelling ⴷⴷⵉⵏ)

  1. religion

Tashelhit

Etymology

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic دين (dīn), from Arabic دِين (dīn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dːin/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

ddin m (plural ladyan, Tifinagh spelling ⴷⴷⵉⵏ, Arabic spelling دّين)

  1. religion
    • 16th century, Ibrahim Aẓnag, Jawab Al-Munkirin:
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      mani ġ illa lktab innan : ur izri a yml yan ddin n Rbbi i laqwam s lmazġiy?
      where's the book that says: it is not permitted to explain the religion of the Lord to the people in Berber?

References

  • Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 1 a—e (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/1) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 695a
  • Nico van den Boogert (1997), The Berber Literary Tradition of the Sous With an Edition and Translation of "The Ocean of Tears" by Muḥammad Awzal (d.1749), The Netherlands: ‎Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten, →ISBN, page 48