أدنأ

See also: أذنا‎

Arabic

Etymology

Elative of دَنِيء‎ (danīʾ, “low, mean, vile; worthless; cowardly”), from the root د ن ء‎ (d-n-ʾ).

Adjective

أَدْنَأ • (ʾadnaʾ)

elative degree of دَنِيء‎ (danīʾ):
1. lower, meaner, viler; lowest, meanest, vilest
2. more worthless; most worthless
3. more cowardly; most cowardly

Declension

Declension of adjective أَدْنَأ (ʾadnaʾ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَدْنَأ ʾadnaʾ	الْأَدْنَأ‎ al-ʾadnaʾ	دُنْأى‎ dunʾā	الدُّنْأى‎ ad-dunʾā
Nominative	أَدْنَأُ ʾadnaʾu	الْأَدْنَأُ‎ al-ʾadnaʾu	دُنْأى‎ dunʾā	الدُّنْأى‎ ad-dunʾā
Accusative	أَدْنَأَ ʾadnaʾa	الْأَدْنَأَ‎ al-ʾadnaʾa	دُنْأى‎ dunʾā	الدُّنْأى‎ ad-dunʾā
Genitive	أَدْنَأَ ʾadnaʾa	الْأَدْنَأِ‎ al-ʾadnaʾi	دُنْأى‎ dunʾā	الدُّنْأى‎ ad-dunʾā
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَدْنَأَيْن‎ ʾadnaʾayn	الْأَدْنَأَيْن‎ al-ʾadnaʾayn	دُنْأَيَيْن‎ dunʾayayn	الدُّنْأَيَيْن‎ ad-dunʾayayn
Nominative	أَدْنَآنِ‎ ʾadnaʾāni	الْأَدْنَآنِ‎ al-ʾadnaʾāni	دُنْأَيَانِ‎ dunʾayāni	الدُّنْأَيَانِ‎ ad-dunʾayāni
Accusative	أَدْنَأَيْنِ‎ ʾadnaʾayni	الْأَدْنَأَيْنِ‎ al-ʾadnaʾayni	دُنْأَيَيْنِ‎ dunʾayayni	الدُّنْأَيَيْنِ‎ ad-dunʾayayni
Genitive	أَدْنَأَيْنِ‎ ʾadnaʾayni	الْأَدْنَأَيْنِ‎ al-ʾadnaʾayni	دُنْأَيَيْنِ‎ dunʾayayni	الدُّنْأَيَيْنِ‎ ad-dunʾayayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَدَانِئ‎ ʾadāniʾ	الْأَدَانِئ‎ al-ʾadāniʾ	دُنْأَيَات‎ dunʾayāt	الدُّنْأَيَات‎ ad-dunʾayāt
Nominative	أَدَانِئُ‎ ʾadāniʾu	الْأَدَانِئُ‎ al-ʾadāniʾu	دُنْأَيَاتٌ‎ dunʾayātun	الدُّنْأَيَاتُ‎ ad-dunʾayātu
Accusative	أَدَانِئَ‎ ʾadāniʾa	الْأَدَانِئَ‎ al-ʾadāniʾa	دُنْأَيَاتٍ‎ dunʾayātin	الدُّنْأَيَاتِ‎ ad-dunʾayāti
Genitive	أَدَانِئَ‎ ʾadāniʾa	الْأَدَانِئِ‎ al-ʾadāniʾi	دُنْأَيَاتٍ‎ dunʾayātin	الدُّنْأَيَاتِ‎ ad-dunʾayāti

References

Lane, Edward William (1863), “دنأ”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate

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