eddin الدين
Tunisian Derja · noun
“eddin” (الدين) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning religion.
Meanings
- religion
Usage
Eddin is the noun din, "religion", with the article. The l of the article assimilates to the d, hence the pronunciation eddin. It is used in expressions like bism eddin, "in the name of religion", or tjar eddin, "merchants of religion", a common critical phrase in political discourse. The same word appears in compound names, such as Chams Eddin or Nour Eddin. Do not confuse it with ed-dayn, "the debt", which is written the same way in Arabic but pronounced differently.
Example
حتّى الحزب اللي تحكي باسم الدين ,
7ata la7zeb elli ta7ki bism éddin ,
“Even the party that speaks in the name of religion,”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “eddin” but also “edin”, “eddine”, “ed-din” and “ddin”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “eddin” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “religion”; “faith, religious practice”: ddin in Moroccan.