دني

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 (ʾadniyāʾ), feminine plural دَنِيَّات‎ (daniyyāt) or دَنَايَا‎ (danāyā), elative أَدْنَى‎ (ʾadnā))

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 ʾadniyāʾ	الْأَدْنِيَاء‎ al-ʾadniyāʾ	دَنِيَّات‎‎; دَنَايَا‎ daniyyāt‎; danāyā	الدَّنِيَّات‎‎; الدَّنَايَا‎ ad-daniyyāt‎; ad-danāyā
Nominative	أَدْنِيَاءُ‎ ʾadniyāʾu	الْأَدْنِيَاءُ‎ al-ʾadniyāʾu	دَنِيَّاتٌ‎‎; دَنَايَا‎ daniyyātun‎; danāyā	الدَّنِيَّاتُ‎‎; الدَّنَايَا‎ ad-daniyyātu‎; ad-danāyā
Accusative	أَدْنِيَاءَ‎ ʾadniyāʾa	الْأَدْنِيَاءَ‎ al-ʾadniyāʾa	دَنِيَّاتٍ‎‎; دَنَايَا‎ daniyyātin‎; danāyā	الدَّنِيَّاتِ‎‎; الدَّنَايَا‎ ad-daniyyāti‎; ad-danāyā
Genitive	أَدْنِيَاءَ‎ ʾadniyāʾa	الْأَدْنِيَاءِ‎ al-ʾadniyāʾi	دَنِيَّاتٍ‎‎; دَنَايَا‎ daniyyātin‎; danāyā	الدَّنِيَّاتِ‎‎; الدَّنَايَا‎ ad-daniyyāti‎; ad-danāyā

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “دني”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

Verb

دُنِيَ • (duniya) (form I)

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

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North Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

• دنيي‎ (dinyi), دنيا‎ (dinya)

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.”)