Ad-Din ( , "(of) the religion/faith/creed") is a suffix component of some

Arabic name Arabic names have historically been based on a long naming system. Many people from Arabic-speaking and also non-Arab Muslim countries have not had given name, given, middle name, middle, and family names but rather a chain of names. This system ...

s in the

construct case In Afro-Asiatic languages, the first noun in a genitive phrase that consists of a possessed noun followed by a possessor noun often takes on a special morphological form, which is termed the construct state (Latin ''status constructus''). For ex ...

, meaning 'the religion/faith/creed', e.g. Saif ad-Din ( , "Sword of the Faith"). Varieties are also used in non-Arabic names throughout the Muslim world, It is used as a family name-suffix by some royal Muslim families, including the imperial

Seljuks The Seljuk dynasty, or Seljukids ( ; , ''Saljuqian'',) alternatively spelled as Saljuqids or Seljuk Turks, was an Oghuz Turkic, Sunni Muslim dynasty that gradually became Persianate and contributed to Turco-Persian culture. The founder of th ...

, Walashmas,

Mughals The Mughal Empire was an early modern empire in South Asia. At its peak, the empire stretched from the outer fringes of the Indus River Basin in the west, northern Afghanistan in the northwest, and Kashmir in the north, to the highlands of pre ...

, and the noble

Alvi Alvi (, ) are an Alid Muslim community in South Asia. They are the descendants of the 4th Rashidun caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib, who was the cousin, companion, and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, through his wives whom he married after t ...

Hyderabadi families. The Arabic spelling in its standard transliteration is . Due to the phonological rules involving the " sun letter" ( ), the Arabic letter () is an assimilated letter of the

Arabic definite article (, also Romanization of Arabic, romanized as ''el-'', ''il-'', and ''l-'' as pronounced in some varieties of Arabic), is the definite article in the Arabic language: a grammatical particle, particle (''ḥarf'') whose function is to render the ...

(). This leads to the variant phonetic transliteration . The first noun of the compound must have the ending -''u'', which, according to the assimilation rules in Arabic (names in general are in the nominative case), assimilates the following ''a''-, thus manifesting into in Classical and

Modern Standard Arabic Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) or Modern Written Arabic (MWA) is the variety of Standard language, standardized, Literary language, literary Arabic that developed in the Arab world in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and in some usages al ...

. However, all modern Arabic vernaculars lack the noun endings. Thus, the vowel of the definite article in them is pronounced in full as either ''a'' or ''e'' (the latter mostly in

Maghreb The Maghreb (; ), also known as the Arab Maghreb () and Northwest Africa, is the western part of the Arab world. The region comprises western and central North Africa, including Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia. The Maghreb al ...

and

Egypt Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to northe ...

). At the same time, the Arabic short vowel ''u'' is rendered as short ''o'' in Persian, thus . In practice, romanizations of Arabic names containing this element may vary greatly, including: * , , , * , , * , (particularly in

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Culture, language and peoples * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England * ''English'', an Amish ter ...

-speaking

South South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both west and east. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþa ...

and

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), (particularly in English-speaking South and East Asia) * (particularly in

French French may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France ** French people, a nation and ethnic group ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Arts and media * The French (band), ...

-speaking areas) * (particularly in

Turkish name A Turkish name consists of an ''ad'' or an ''isim'' (given name; plural ''adlar'' and ''isimler'') and a ''soyadı'' or ''soyisim'' (surname). Turkish names exist in a "full name" format. While there is only one ''soyadı'' (surname) in the full ...

s) * (particularly in

Persian name A Persian name, or an Iranian name, consists of a given name (Persian language, Persian: نام ''Nâm''), sometimes more than one, and a surname (نام‌ خانوادگی). Given names Since the Muslim conquest of Persia, some names in Iran h ...

s) * (particularity in South Asia) Examples of names including this element are: *

Aladdin Aladdin ( ; , , ATU 561, 'Aladdin') is a Middle-Eastern folk tale. It is one of the best-known tales associated with '' One Thousand and One Nights'' (often known in English as ''The Arabian Nights''), despite not being part of the original ...

* Aftab al-Din * Alimuddin * Amin ud-Din *

Anwaruddin Anwaruddin is a Muslim male name formed from the elements '' Anwar'' and ''ad-Din''. It thus means "light of the faith". It may refer to: *Anwaruddin Muhammed Khan (1672–1749), Nawab of Arcot, major figure during the Second Carnatic War *Anwarudd ...

* Asad ud-Din * Awwal ud-Din * Azharuddin * Azim ud-Din *

Badr al-Din Badr al-Din () is a Muslim Family name composed of the elements Badr and ad-Din. Variants include Badreddine, Badruddin, Bedrettin, Bedretdin. It may refer to: Given name *Sheikh Bedreddin (1359–1420), revolutionary theologian and preacher ag ...

* Baha' al-Din * Burhan al-Din *

Fakhr al-Din Fakhr al-Din () is an Arabic male given name and (in modern usage) a surname, meaning ''honor/pride of the religion''. Alternative transliterations include Fachreddin, Fakhreddine, Fahrettin, Fakhraddin, Fakhreddin, Fakhreddine, Fakhruddin, Fexred ...

* Fariduddin * Ghiyath al-Din * Hamid al-Din * Haqq ad-Din * Hasan al-Din * Hisham ud-Din * Husam ad-Din * Ikhtiyar al-Din *

Imad al-Din Imad al-Din or Imad ad-Din (), also Imad ud-din, is a male Muslim given name meaning "pillar of the religion, faith", composed from the nouns ‘''imad'', meaning pillar, and ''al-Din'', of the faith. {{cite book, title=A Dictionary of Muslim Names ...

* Ismat ad-Din * Izz al-Din * Jalal ad-Din * Jamal ad-Din *

Kafil al-Din Kafiluddin or Kafil Uddin is a Bengali masculine given name of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include: * Kafiluddin Chowdhury (1898– 1972), Bangladeshi minister * Kafil Uddin Sonar (1943–2019), Bangladeshi politician * Kafiluddin C ...

* Kamal al-Din * Khair ad-Din * Majd ad-Din * Mansur ad-Din * Mizan ud-Din *

Mohy al-Din Mohy al-Din (, ) is a male Muslim name composed of the elements ''Muhyi'', meaning "reviver", and ''ad-Din'', meaning "of the faith". It may refer to: People Name * Muhieddine Jaroudi, Lebanese footballer * Muhiuddin Khan (1935 - 2016), Ban ...

Mohyeddin Mohyeddin is an Arabic name meaning " Reviver of Dīn". It is used both as a personal name for males and as an honorific title in the Islamic tradition. Several notable figures, including scholars, philosophers, and theologians throughout Islamic ...

* Moinuddin * Muhib ud-Din * Mufiz-ud-Din *

Mu'in al-Din Mu'in al-Din or Moinuddin () is a male Muslim name composed of the elements ''Muin'', meaning ''helper'' and ''ad-Din'', meaning ''of the faith''. It may refer to: *Moinuddin Ahmed (disambiguation), multiple people *Mu'in ad-Din Unur (d. 1149), Sel ...

* Mu'iz ad-Din * Muslih ud-Din * Najm al-Din *

Nasir al-Din Nasir al-Din ( or or , 'defender of the faith'), was originally a honorific title and is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin. There are many variant spellings in English due to transliteration including Nasruddin, and Nasiruddin ...

* Nazimuddin * Nizam al-Din *

Nur al-Din Nur al-Din () is a male Arabic given name, translating to "light of Faith", ''nūr'' meaning "light" and ''dīn'' meaning "religion". More recently, the name has also been used as a surname. There are many Romanized spelling variants of the name. T ...

* Qamar ud-Din *

Qutb ad-Din Qutb ad-Din or Qutb-ud-Din (; ) is an Arabic male given name translated as 'the pivot of the faith' or 'axis of the faith'. Notable people with this given name include: * Qutb al-din Hasan (died 1100), king of the Ghurid dynasty *Qutb al-Din Muham ...

* Rashid al-Din * Riazuddin *

Rukn al-Din Rukn al-Din, Rukn ad-Din or Rukn ud-Din () is a honorific title, now used as a given name. It may refer to: *Abu Muhammad al-Juwayni (died 1046), renowned Islamic scholar. *Abu al-Muzaffar Rukn ud-Dīn Barkyāruq bin Malikšāh (died 1105), sulta ...

* Sa'd al-Din * Sadr al-Din * Safi al-Din * Saif al-Din * Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn *

Shams al-Din Shams al-Din ( IPA: /ʃamsaddiːn/) (, "sun of the faith") is an Arabic personal name or title. Notable persons with this name are: 10th–13th century * Shams al-Din Altınapa, Seljuk atabeg *Muhammad ibn Ahmad Shams al-Din al-Maqdisi (c. ...

* Sharaf al-Din * Shihab al-Din * Shujauddin * Sirajuddin * Taj al-Din * Taqi al-Din * Zahir al-Din * Zamir al-Din * Zayn ad-Din (or Zinedine) *

Ziauddin The name Ziauddin is a common transliteration of the male Muslim given name more correctly written Ḍiya ad-Dīn (). It means the “Shine of the Religion” It may refer to: People *Diya al-din Abu al-Najib al-Suhrawardi, (1097 – 1168), Persian ...

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Use of Uddin as surname

In modern times in English-speaking environments, the name Uddin has sometimes been used as if it was a separate surname. An example is: * Pola Uddin, Baroness Uddin (born 1959), British politician

Use of Eddine as surname

Ahmed Saad Eddine Ahmed Saad Eddine is an Egyptian politician who has been Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entities. In many countries, the House of ...

, Egyptian politician

Use of Uddin as surname

Use of Eddine as surname

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