أدنى

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 • (ʾadnā) (feminine دُنْيَا‎ (dunyā), masculine plural أَدْنَوْنَ‎ (ʾadnawna), feminine plural دُنًى‎ (dunan) or دُنْيَيَات‎ (dunyayāt))

elative degree of دَنِيّ‎ (daniyy, “near, low, mean”):
1. nearer, closer; nearest, closest
  ‏الشَّرْق الْأَدْنَى‎ ― aš-šarq al-ʾadnā ― the Near East, as opposed to الشَّرْق الْأَقْصَى‎ (aš-šarq al-ʾaqṣā)
2. lower; lowest
3. lowlier; lowliest
4. of less significance; of least significance
5. more suitable; most suitable
inferior

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
Dual	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 in ـًى (-an)‎; sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَدْنَيْن‎ ʾadnayn	الْأَدْنَيْن‎ al-ʾadnayn	دُنَى‎‎; دُنْيَيَات‎ dunā‎; dunyayāt	الدُّنَى‎‎; الدُّنْيَيَات‎ ad-dunā‎; ad-dunyayāt
Nominative	أَدْنَوْنَ‎ ʾadnawna	الْأَدْنَوْنَ‎ al-ʾadnawna	دُنًى‎‎; دُنْيَيَاتٌ‎ dunan‎; dunyayātun	الدُّنَى‎‎; الدُّنْيَيَاتُ‎ ad-dunā‎; ad-dunyayātu
Accusative	أَدْنَيْنَ‎ ʾadnayna	الْأَدْنَيْنَ‎ al-ʾadnayna	دُنًى‎‎; دُنْيَيَاتٍ‎ dunan‎; dunyayātin	الدُّنَى‎‎; الدُّنْيَيَاتِ‎ ad-dunā‎; ad-dunyayāti
Genitive	أَدْنَيْنَ‎ ʾadnayna	الْأَدْنَيْنَ‎ al-ʾadnayna	دُنًى‎‎; دُنْيَيَاتٍ‎ dunan‎; dunyayātin	الدُّنَى‎‎; الدُّنْيَيَاتِ‎ ad-dunā‎; ad-dunyayāti

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