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دني
دني
See also: دنى
Arabic
Adjective
دَنِيّ • (daniyy) (feminine دَنِيَّة (daniyya), masculine plural أَدْنِيَاء (ʾadniyāʾ), elative أَدْنَى (ʾadnā))
- near, neighboring
- low
- mean
- vile
- worthless, of a bad quality
- weak-minded, cowardly
Declension
Declension of adjective دَنِيّ (daniyy)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | دَنِي danī |
الدَّنِي ad-danī |
دَنِيَّة daniyya |
الدَّنِيَّة ad-daniyya |
| Nominative | دَنِيٌّ daniyyun |
الدَّنِيُّ ad-daniyyu |
دَنِيَّةٌ daniyyatun |
الدَّنِيَّةُ ad-daniyyatu |
| Accusative | دَنِيًّا daniyyan |
الدَّنِيَّ ad-daniyya |
دَنِيَّةً daniyyatan |
الدَّنِيَّةَ ad-daniyyata |
| Genitive | دَنِيٍّ daniyyin |
الدَّنِيِّ ad-daniyyi |
دَنِيَّةٍ daniyyatin |
الدَّنِيَّةِ ad-daniyyati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | دَنِيَّيْن daniyyayn |
الدَّنِيَّيْن ad-daniyyayn |
دَنِيَّتَيْن daniyyatayn |
الدَّنِيَّتَيْن ad-daniyyatayn |
| Nominative | دَنِيَّانِ daniyyāni |
الدَّنِيَّانِ ad-daniyyāni |
دَنِيَّتَانِ daniyyatāni |
الدَّنِيَّتَانِ ad-daniyyatāni |
| Accusative | دَنِيَّيْنِ daniyyayni |
الدَّنِيَّيْنِ ad-daniyyayni |
دَنِيَّتَيْنِ daniyyatayni |
الدَّنِيَّتَيْنِ ad-daniyyatayni |
| Genitive | دَنِيَّيْنِ daniyyayni |
الدَّنِيَّيْنِ ad-daniyyayni |
دَنِيَّتَيْنِ daniyyatayni |
الدَّنِيَّتَيْنِ ad-daniyyatayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| basic broken plural diptote | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | أَدْنِيَاء ʾadniyāʾ |
الْأَدْنِيَاء al-ʾadniyāʾ |
دَنِيَّات daniyyāt |
الدَّنِيَّات ad-daniyyāt |
| Nominative | أَدْنِيَاءُ ʾadniyāʾu |
الْأَدْنِيَاءُ al-ʾadniyāʾu |
دَنِيَّاتٌ daniyyātun |
الدَّنِيَّاتُ ad-daniyyātu |
| Accusative | أَدْنِيَاءَ ʾadniyāʾa |
الْأَدْنِيَاءَ al-ʾadniyāʾa |
دَنِيَّاتٍ daniyyātin |
الدَّنِيَّاتِ ad-daniyyāti |
| Genitive | أَدْنِيَاءَ ʾadniyāʾa |
الْأَدْنِيَاءِ al-ʾadniyāʾi |
دَنِيَّاتٍ daniyyātin |
الدَّنِيَّاتِ ad-daniyyāti |
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “دني”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
Etymology 2
Verb
دُنِيَ • (duniya) (form I)
- third-person masculine singular past passive of دَنَا (danā)
North Levantine Arabic
Alternative forms
- دنيي (dinyi)
Etymology
Noun
دني (dini) f