Gender Masculine Usage Arabic Scripts علاء الدين(Arabic) Pronounced Pron. /ʕa.laː.ʔad.ˈdiːn/ Meaning & History Means "excellence of religion" from Arabic علاء (ʿalāʾ) meaning "excellence, elevation" combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith". This was the name of several sultans of Delhi.