ديانة

Arabic

Etymology

From دِين (dīn, “religion”).

Noun

دِيَانَة • (diyāna) f (plural دِيَانَات (diyānāt))

1. religion, confession, denomination, sect

Declension

Declension of noun دِيَانَة (diyāna)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دِيَانَة diyāna	الدِّيَانَة ad-diyāna	دِيَانَة diyānat
Nominative	دِيَانَةٌ diyānatun	الدِّيَانَةُ ad-diyānatu	دِيَانَةُ diyānatu
Accusative	دِيَانَةً diyānatan	الدِّيَانَةَ ad-diyānata	دِيَانَةَ diyānata
Genitive	دِيَانَةٍ diyānatin	الدِّيَانَةِ ad-diyānati	دِيَانَةِ diyānati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دِيَانَتَيْن diyānatayn	الدِّيَانَتَيْن ad-diyānatayn	دِيَانَتَيْ diyānatay
Nominative	دِيَانَتَانِ diyānatāni	الدِّيَانَتَانِ ad-diyānatāni	دِيَانَتَا diyānatā
Accusative	دِيَانَتَيْنِ diyānatayni	الدِّيَانَتَيْنِ ad-diyānatayni	دِيَانَتَيْ diyānatay
Genitive	دِيَانَتَيْنِ diyānatayni	الدِّيَانَتَيْنِ ad-diyānatayni	دِيَانَتَيْ diyānatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دِيَانَات diyānāt	الدِّيَانَات ad-diyānāt	دِيَانَات diyānāt
Nominative	دِيَانَاتٌ diyānātun	الدِّيَانَاتُ ad-diyānātu	دِيَانَاتُ diyānātu
Accusative	دِيَانَاتٍ diyānātin	الدِّيَانَاتِ ad-diyānāti	دِيَانَاتِ diyānāti
Genitive	دِيَانَاتٍ diyānātin	الدِّيَانَاتِ ad-diyānāti	دِيَانَاتِ diyānāti

Usage notes

Though دِيَانَة (diyāna) and دِين (dīn) both mean "religion," they are not synonymous. دِيَانَة (diyāna) generally refers to the particular religion or denomination a person adheres to (i.e., one's religious affiliation), whereas دِين (dīn) refers to "religion" in a more general or abstract sense.