deen

/diːn/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

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noun

Uncountable

"2014, CHANEL, Purple Ink Presents Savage Sisters by Chanel, iUniverse →ISBN Sterling was Muslim, and although he wasn't on his deen, Shanice and Shakira felt that he should have had a Janazah."
"2016, Skepta, Shutdown, on Konnichiwa You say you're Muslim, you say you're Rasta / Say you don't eat pork, don't eat pussy / Liar, you're just an actor / Blud, you're not on your deen"

Borrowed from Arabic دِين (dīn).

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Questions

How do you pronounce deen?

The recorded pronunciation is /diːn/.

What does deen mean?

religion; religiosity; the way of life of a pious Muslim

Where does deen come from?

Borrowed from Arabic دِين (dīn).

How to pronounce deen

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