أدنى

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See also: ادني and أذني

Arabic

Etymology

Elative of دَنِيّ (daniyy, “near, low, mean”), from the roots د ن و (d-n-w) and د ن ي (d-n-y).

Adjective

أَدْنَى • (ʔadnā) (feminine دُنْيَا (dunyā), masculine plural أَدْنَوْنَ (ʔadnawna) or أَدَانٍ (ʔadānin), feminine plural دُنْيَيَات (dunyayāt) or دُنًى (dunan) or دُنًا (dunan))

  1. elative degree of دَنِيّ (daniyy, “near, low, mean”):
    1. nearer, closer; nearest, closest
      الشَّرْق الْأَدْنَى ― aš-šarq al-ʔadnā ― the Near East, as opposed to الشَّرْق الْأَقْصَى (aš-šarq al-ʔaqṣā)
      Antonym: أَقْصَى (ʔaqṣā)
    2. lower; lowest
    3. lowlier; lowliest
    4. of less significance; of least significance
    5. more suitable; most suitable
    6. lesser; least
      • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 32:21:
        وَلَنُذِيقَنَّهُمْ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ الأَدْنَى دُونَ الْعَذَابِ الأَكْبَرِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ
        walanuḏīqannahum mina l-ʕaḏābi al-ʔadnā dūna l-ʕaḏābi l-ʔakbari laʕallahum yarjiʕūna
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    7. inferior
      • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:61:
        أَتَسْتَبْدِلُونَ الَّذِي هُوَ أَدْنَى بِالَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ؟
        ʔatastabdilūna llaḏī huwa ʔadnā bi-llaḏī huwa ḵayrun?
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Declension

Declension of adjective أَدْنَى (ʔadnā)
Singular Masculine Feminine
singular invariable singular invariable
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal أَدْنَى
ʔadnā 		الْأَدْنَى
al-ʔadnā 		دُنْيَا
dunyā 		الدُّنْيَا
ad-dunyā
Nominative أَدْنَى
ʔadnā 		الْأَدْنَى
al-ʔadnā 		دُنْيَا
dunyā 		الدُّنْيَا
ad-dunyā
Accusative أَدْنَى
ʔadnā 		الْأَدْنَى
al-ʔadnā 		دُنْيَا
dunyā 		الدُّنْيَا
ad-dunyā
Genitive أَدْنَى
ʔadnā 		الْأَدْنَى
al-ʔadnā 		دُنْيَا
dunyā 		الدُّنْيَا
ad-dunyā
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal أَدْنَيَيْن
ʔadnayayn 		الْأَدْنَيَيْن
al-ʔadnayayn 		دُنْيَيَيْن
dunyayayn 		الدُّنْيَيَيْن
ad-dunyayayn
Nominative أَدْنَيَانِ
ʔadnayāni 		الْأَدْنَيَانِ
al-ʔadnayāni 		دُنْيَيَانِ
dunyayāni 		الدُّنْيَيَانِ
ad-dunyayāni
Accusative أَدْنَيَيْنِ
ʔadnayayni 		الْأَدْنَيَيْنِ
al-ʔadnayayni 		دُنْيَيَيْنِ
dunyayayni 		الدُّنْيَيَيْنِ
ad-dunyayayni
Genitive أَدْنَيَيْنِ
ʔadnayayni 		الْأَدْنَيَيْنِ
al-ʔadnayayni 		دُنْيَيَيْنِ
dunyayayni 		الدُّنْيَيَيْنِ
ad-dunyayayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
sound plural in ـَوْنَ (-awna)‎; broken plural diptote in ـٍ (-in) sound feminine plural‎; broken plural in ـًى (-an)‎; broken plural in ـًا (-an)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal أَدْنَيْن‎; أَدَانِي
ʔadnayn‎; ʔadānī 		الْأَدْنَيْن‎; الْأَدَانِي
al-ʔadnayn‎; al-ʔadānī 		دُنْيَيَات‎; دُنَى‎; دُنَا
dunyayāt‎; dunā‎; dunā 		الدُّنْيَيَات‎; الدُّنَى‎; الدُّنَا
ad-dunyayāt‎; ad-dunā‎; ad-dunā
Nominative أَدْنَوْنَ‎; أَدَانٍ
ʔadnawna‎; ʔadānin 		الْأَدْنَوْنَ‎; الْأَدَانِي
al-ʔadnawna‎; al-ʔadānī 		دُنْيَيَاتٌ‎; دُنًى‎; دُنًا
dunyayātun‎; dunan‎; dunan 		الدُّنْيَيَاتُ‎; الدُّنَى‎; الدُّنَا
ad-dunyayātu‎; ad-dunā‎; ad-dunā
Accusative أَدْنَيْنَ‎; أَدَانِيَ
ʔadnayna‎; ʔadāniya 		الْأَدْنَيْنَ‎; الْأَدَانِيَ
al-ʔadnayna‎; al-ʔadāniya 		دُنْيَيَاتٍ‎; دُنًى‎; دُنًا
dunyayātin‎; dunan‎; dunan 		الدُّنْيَيَاتِ‎; الدُّنَى‎; الدُّنَا
ad-dunyayāti‎; ad-dunā‎; ad-dunā
Genitive أَدْنَيْنَ‎; أَدَانٍ
ʔadnayna‎; ʔadānin 		الْأَدْنَيْنَ‎; الْأَدَانِي
al-ʔadnayna‎; al-ʔadānī 		دُنْيَيَاتٍ‎; دُنًى‎; دُنًا
dunyayātin‎; dunan‎; dunan 		الدُّنْيَيَاتِ‎; الدُّنَى‎; الدُّنَا
ad-dunyayāti‎; ad-dunā‎; ad-dunā

South Levantine Arabic

Root
د ن و
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic أَدْنَى (ʔadnā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔad.na/,
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Adjective

أدنى • (ʔadna) (feminine دنيا (dunya))

  1. lower, lowest, minimum
    Antonym: أعلى (ʔaʕla)
    الحدّ الأدنى للدفع خمسين دينار.
    il-ḥadd il-ʔadna lad-dafeʔ ḵamsīn dīnār
    The minimum payment is fifty dinars.
    (literally, “The minimum limit for payment is fifty dinars.”)
  2. nearer, nearest
    Antonym: أقصى (ʔaqṣa)
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