أدنى
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 • (ʾadnā) (feminine دُنْيَا (dunyā), masculine plural أَدْنَوْنَ (ʾadnawna) or أَدَانٍ (ʾadānin), feminine plural دُنًى (dunan) or دُنْيَيَات (dunyayāt))
- elative degree of دَنِيّ (daniyy, “near, low, mean”):
- nearer, closer; nearest, closest
- الشَّرْق الْأَدْنَى ― aš-šarq al-ʾadnā ― the Near East, as opposed to الشَّرْق الْأَقْصَى (aš-šarq al-ʾaqṣā)
- Antonym: أَقْصَى (ʾaqṣā)
- lower; lowest
- lowlier; lowliest
- of less significance; of least significance
- more suitable; most suitable
- inferior
- أَتَسْتَبْدِلُونَ الَّذِي هُوَ أَدْنَى بِالَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ؟
- ʾatastabdilūna allaḏī huwa ʾadnā bi-llaḏī huwa ḵayrun?
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- nearer, closer; nearest, closest
Declension
Declension of adjective أَدْنَى (ʾadnā)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular invariable | singular invariable | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | أَدْنَى ʾadnā |
الْأَدْنَى al-ʾadnā |
دُنْيَا dunyā |
الدُّنْيَا ad-dunyā |
| Nominative | أَدْنَى ʾadnā |
الْأَدْنَى al-ʾadnā |
دُنْيَا dunyā |
الدُّنْيَا ad-dunyā |
| Accusative | أَدْنَى ʾadnā |
الْأَدْنَى al-ʾadnā |
دُنْيَا dunyā |
الدُّنْيَا ad-dunyā |
| Genitive | أَدْنَى ʾadnā |
الْأَدْنَى al-ʾadnā |
دُنْيَا dunyā |
الدُّنْيَا ad-dunyā |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | أَدْنَيَيْن ʾadnayayn |
الْأَدْنَيَيْن al-ʾadnayayn |
دُنْيَيَيْن dunyayayn |
الدُّنْيَيَيْن ad-dunyayayn |
| Nominative | أَدْنَيَانِ ʾadnayāni |
الْأَدْنَيَانِ al-ʾadnayāni |
دُنْيَيَانِ dunyayāni |
الدُّنْيَيَانِ ad-dunyayāni |
| Accusative | أَدْنَيَيْنِ ʾadnayayni |
الْأَدْنَيَيْنِ al-ʾadnayayni |
دُنْيَيَيْنِ dunyayayni |
الدُّنْيَيَيْنِ ad-dunyayayni |
| Genitive | أَدْنَيَيْنِ ʾadnayayni |
الْأَدْنَيَيْنِ al-ʾadnayayni |
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 ʾadnayn; ʾadānī |
الْأَدْنَيْن; الْأَدَانِي al-ʾadnayn; al-ʾadānī |
دُنْيَيَات; دُنَى; دُنَا dunyayāt; dunā; dunā |
الدُّنْيَيَات; الدُّنَى; الدُّنَا ad-dunyayāt; ad-dunā; ad-dunā |
| Nominative | أَدْنَوْنَ; أَدَانٍ ʾadnawna; ʾadānin |
الْأَدْنَوْنَ; الْأَدَانِي al-ʾadnawna; al-ʾadānī |
دُنْيَيَاتٌ; دُنًى; دُنًا dunyayātun; dunan; dunan |
الدُّنْيَيَاتُ; الدُّنَى; الدُّنَا ad-dunyayātu; ad-dunā; ad-dunā |
| Accusative | أَدْنَيْنَ; أَدَانِيَ ʾadnayna; ʾadāniya |
الْأَدْنَيْنَ; الْأَدَانِيَ al-ʾadnayna; al-ʾadāniya |
دُنْيَيَاتٍ; دُنًى; دُنًا dunyayātin; dunan; dunan |
الدُّنْيَيَاتِ; الدُّنَى; الدُّنَا ad-dunyayāti; ad-dunā; ad-dunā |
| Genitive | أَدْنَيْنَ; أَدَانٍ ʾadnayna; ʾadānin |
الْأَدْنَيْنَ; الْأَدَانِي al-ʾadnayna; al-ʾadānī |
دُنْيَيَاتٍ; دُنًى; دُنًا dunyayātin; dunan; dunan |
الدُّنْيَيَاتِ; الدُّنَى; الدُّنَا ad-dunyayāti; ad-dunā; ad-dunā |
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