din دين

Moroccan Darija · noun

“din” (دين) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning debt, money owed.

Meanings

1. debt, money owed
2. religion

Usage

Din has two meanings in darija, which context makes clear. In the sense of "debt", it is used with 3liya ("on me"): had d-din li 3liya, "the debt I owe". The associated verbs are khelleṣ (to pay, settle) and rejje3 (to give back). The plural is dyun. In the sense of "religion", one says d-din, or chi din for "a religion", with the verb amen b- (to believe in). In colloquial speech, kridi or "crédit" is also used for a debt contracted with a shopkeeper.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “din” but also “dine”, “deen” and “dyn”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “din” on the Arabic keyboard

In Algerian Darja

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “religion”; “debt”: din in Algerian.

In Tunisian Derja

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “religion, faith”; “debt”: din in Tunisian.