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دنيء
دنيء
Arabic
Adjective
دَنِيء • (danīʾ) (feminine دَنِيئَة (danīʾa), masculine plural أَدْنِيَاء (ʾadniyāʾ) or أَدْنَاء (ʾadnāʾ) or دُنَآء (dunaʾāʾ) or أَدَانٍ (ʾadānin), elative أَدْنَأ (ʾadnaʾ))
- low, mean, vile, despicable
- inferior, worthless, of poor quality
- weak-minded, cowardly
Declension
Declension of adjective دَنِيء (danīʾ)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | دَنِيء danīʾ |
الدَّنِيء ad-danīʾ |
دَنِيئَة danīʾa |
الدَّنِيئَة ad-danīʾa |
| Nominative | دَنِيءٌ danīʾun |
الدَّنِيءُ ad-danīʾu |
دَنِيئَةٌ danīʾatun |
الدَّنِيئَةُ ad-danīʾatu |
| Accusative | دَنِيئًا danīʾan |
الدَّنِيءَ ad-danīʾa |
دَنِيئَةً danīʾatan |
الدَّنِيئَةَ ad-danīʾata |
| Genitive | دَنِيءٍ danīʾin |
الدَّنِيءِ ad-danīʾi |
دَنِيئَةٍ danīʾatin |
الدَّنِيئَةِ ad-danīʾati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | دَنِيئَيْن danīʾayn |
الدَّنِيئَيْن ad-danīʾayn |
دَنِيئَتَيْن danīʾatayn |
الدَّنِيئَتَيْن ad-danīʾatayn |
| Nominative | دَنِيئَانِ danīʾāni |
الدَّنِيئَانِ ad-danīʾāni |
دَنِيئَتَانِ danīʾatāni |
الدَّنِيئَتَانِ ad-danīʾatāni |
| Accusative | دَنِيئَيْنِ danīʾayni |
الدَّنِيئَيْنِ ad-danīʾayni |
دَنِيئَتَيْنِ danīʾatayni |
الدَّنِيئَتَيْنِ ad-danīʾatayni |
| Genitive | دَنِيئَيْنِ danīʾayni |
الدَّنِيئَيْنِ ad-danīʾayni |
دَنِيئَتَيْنِ danīʾatayni |
الدَّنِيئَتَيْنِ ad-danīʾatayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| basic broken plural diptote; basic broken plural triptote; broken plural diptote in ـٍ (-in) | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | أَدْنِيَاء; أَدْنَاء; دُنَآء; أَدَانِي ʾadniyāʾ; ʾadnāʾ; dunaʾāʾ; ʾadānī |
الْأَدْنِيَاء; الْأَدْنَاء; الدُّنَآء; الْأَدَانِي al-ʾadniyāʾ; al-ʾadnāʾ; ad-dunaʾāʾ; al-ʾadānī |
دَنِيئَات danīʾāt |
الدَّنِيئَات ad-danīʾāt |
| Nominative | أَدْنِيَاءُ; أَدْنَاءٌ; دُنَآءُ; أَدَانٍ ʾadniyāʾu; ʾadnāʾun; dunaʾāʾu; ʾadānin |
الْأَدْنِيَاءُ; الْأَدْنَاءُ; الدُّنَآءُ; الْأَدَانِي al-ʾadniyāʾu; al-ʾadnāʾu; ad-dunaʾāʾu; al-ʾadānī |
دَنِيئَاتٌ danīʾātun |
الدَّنِيئَاتُ ad-danīʾātu |
| Accusative | أَدْنِيَاءَ; أَدْنَاءً; دُنَآءَ; أَدَانِيَ ʾadniyāʾa; ʾadnāʾan; dunaʾāʾa; ʾadāniya |
الْأَدْنِيَاءَ; الْأَدْنَاءَ; الدُّنَآءَ; الْأَدَانِيَ al-ʾadniyāʾa; al-ʾadnāʾa; ad-dunaʾāʾa; al-ʾadāniya |
دَنِيئَاتٍ danīʾātin |
الدَّنِيئَاتِ ad-danīʾāti |
| Genitive | أَدْنِيَاءَ; أَدْنَاءٍ; دُنَآءَ; أَدَانٍ ʾadniyāʾa; ʾadnāʾin; dunaʾāʾa; ʾadānin |
الْأَدْنِيَاءِ; الْأَدْنَاءِ; الدُّنَآءِ; الْأَدَانِي al-ʾadniyāʾi; al-ʾadnāʾi; ad-dunaʾāʾi; al-ʾadānī |
دَنِيئَاتٍ danīʾātin |
الدَّنِيئَاتِ ad-danīʾāti |
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “دنيء”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “دنيء”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-003-4