دني

See also: دنى

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the roots د ن و (d-n-w) and د ن ي (d-n-y).

Adjective

دَنِيّ • (daniyy) (feminine دَنِيَّة (daniyya), masculine plural أَدْنِيَاء (ʔadniyāʔ), feminine plural دَنِيَّات (daniyyāt) or دَنَايَا (danāyā), elative أَدْنَى (ʔadnā))

  1. near, neighboring
  2. low
  3. mean
  4. vile
  5. worthless, of a bad quality
  6. 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; broken plural invariable
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal أَدْنِيَاء
ʔadniyāʔ		 الْأَدْنِيَاء
al-ʔadniyāʔ		 دَنِيَّات‎; دَنَايَا
daniyyāt‎; danāyā		 الدَّنِيَّات‎; الدَّنَايَا
ad-daniyyāt‎; ad-danāyā
Nominative أَدْنِيَاءُ
ʔadniyāʔu		 الْأَدْنِيَاءُ
al-ʔadniyāʔu		 دَنِيَّاتٌ‎; دَنَايَا
daniyyātun‎; danāyā		 الدَّنِيَّاتُ‎; الدَّنَايَا
ad-daniyyātu‎; ad-danāyā
Accusative أَدْنِيَاءَ
ʔadniyāʔa		 الْأَدْنِيَاءَ
al-ʔadniyāʔa		 دَنِيَّاتٍ‎; دَنَايَا
daniyyātin‎; danāyā		 الدَّنِيَّاتِ‎; الدَّنَايَا
ad-daniyyāti‎; ad-danāyā
Genitive أَدْنِيَاءَ
ʔadniyāʔa		 الْأَدْنِيَاءِ
al-ʔadniyāʔi		 دَنِيَّاتٍ‎; دَنَايَا
daniyyātin‎; danāyā		 الدَّنِيَّاتِ‎; الدَّنَايَا
ad-daniyyāti‎; ad-danāyā
References

Verb

دُنِيَ • (duniya) (form I)

  1. third-person masculine singular past passive of دَنَا (danā)

North Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā).

Noun

دني • (dini) f

  1. world; earth
    صار عمرك خمسين وانتي بعدك أحلى مرة بالدني!
    ṣār ʕumrik ḵamsīn w ʔinti baʕdik ʔaḥla mara bi d-dini!
    You’ve turned fifty and you’re still the most beautiful woman in the world!
  2. One's environment and surroundings as a whole; the extent of what one is experiencing
    الدني مشمسة اليوم. ― d-dini mšammse l-yawm. ― It’s sunny today. (literally, “The world is sunny today.”)
    الدني وقتا كانت حرب عندهن. ― d-dini waʾta kānit ḥarb ʕand(h)on. ― There was war all around them at the time. (literally, “The world at the time was war for them.”)
    خلاص! ليك عم تجوي الدني! ― ḵalāṣ! layk ʕam tijwi d-dini! ― Stop! Look, you’re getting everything dirty! (literally, “Stop! Look, you’re sullying the world.”)
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