What does the name "Nadeen" (ندين) mean?
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The word "nadeen" (ندين) carries different meanings depending on its derivation: either from "dana, yadeenu" (دان يدين) meaning to submit and obey, or from "dana, yadeenu daynan" (دان يدين ديناً) meaning to borrow, or from retribution, as in the Almighty's saying: "Indeed, we are to be recompensed [for our deeds]" (إنا لمدينون), meaning we shall be recompensed, or from custom and habit. Ibn al-A'rabi mentioned that "dana" (دان) can mean to be mighty, to be humble, to obey, to disobey, to accustom oneself to good or evil, and to be afflicted by debt.
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