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 • (ʔadnā) (feminine دُنْيَا (dunyā), masculine plural أَدْنَوْنَ (ʔadnawna) or أَدَانٍ (ʔadānin), feminine plural دُنْيَيَات (dunyayāt) or دُنًى (dunan) or دُنًا (dunan))

1. elative degree of دَنِيّ (daniyy, “near, low, mean”):
   1. nearer, closer; nearest, closest

      الشَّرْق الْأَدْنَى ― aš-šarq al-ʔadnā ― the Near East, as opposed to الشَّرْق الْأَقْصَى (aš-šarq al-ʔaqṣā)

      Antonym: أَقْصَى (ʔaqṣā)

   2. lower; lowest
   3. lowlier; lowliest
   4. of less significance; of least significance
   5. more suitable; most suitable
   6. lesser; least
      • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 32:21:

        وَلَنُذِيقَنَّهُمْ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ الأَدْنَى دُونَ الْعَذَابِ الأَكْبَرِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ

        walanuḏīqannahum mina l-ʕaḏābi al-ʔadnā dūna l-ʕaḏābi l-ʔakbari laʕallahum yarjiʕūna

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   7. inferior
      • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:61:

        أَتَسْتَبْدِلُونَ الَّذِي هُوَ أَدْنَى بِالَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ؟

        ʔatastabdilūna allaḏī huwa ʔadnā bi-llaḏī huwa ḵayrun?

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Declension

Declension of adjective أَدْنَى (ʔadnā)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	singular invariable		singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَدْنَى ʔadnā	الْأَدْنَى al-ʔadnā	دُنْيَا dunyā	الدُّنْيَا ad-dunyā
Nominative	أَدْنَى ʔadnā	الْأَدْنَى al-ʔadnā	دُنْيَا dunyā	الدُّنْيَا ad-dunyā
Accusative	أَدْنَى ʔadnā	الْأَدْنَى al-ʔadnā	دُنْيَا dunyā	الدُّنْيَا ad-dunyā
Genitive	أَدْنَى ʔadnā	الْأَدْنَى al-ʔadnā	دُنْيَا dunyā	الدُّنْيَا ad-dunyā
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَدْنَيَيْن ʔadnayayn	الْأَدْنَيَيْن al-ʔadnayayn	دُنْيَيَيْن dunyayayn	الدُّنْيَيَيْن ad-dunyayayn
Nominative	أَدْنَيَانِ ʔadnayāni	الْأَدْنَيَانِ al-ʔadnayāni	دُنْيَيَانِ dunyayāni	الدُّنْيَيَانِ ad-dunyayāni
Accusative	أَدْنَيَيْنِ ʔadnayayni	الْأَدْنَيَيْنِ al-ʔadnayayni	دُنْيَيَيْنِ dunyayayni	الدُّنْيَيَيْنِ ad-dunyayayni
Genitive	أَدْنَيَيْنِ ʔadnayayni	الْأَدْنَيَيْنِ al-ʔadnayayni	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 ʔadnayn‎; ʔadānī	الْأَدْنَيْن‎; الْأَدَانِي al-ʔadnayn‎; al-ʔadānī	دُنْيَيَات‎; دُنَى‎; دُنَا dunyayāt‎; dunā‎; dunā	الدُّنْيَيَات‎; الدُّنَى‎; الدُّنَا ad-dunyayāt‎; ad-dunā‎; ad-dunā
Nominative	أَدْنَوْنَ‎; أَدَانٍ ʔadnawna‎; ʔadānin	الْأَدْنَوْنَ‎; الْأَدَانِي al-ʔadnawna‎; al-ʔadānī	دُنْيَيَاتٌ‎; دُنًى‎; دُنًا dunyayātun‎; dunan‎; dunan	الدُّنْيَيَاتُ‎; الدُّنَى‎; الدُّنَا ad-dunyayātu‎; ad-dunā‎; ad-dunā
Accusative	أَدْنَيْنَ‎; أَدَانِيَ ʔadnayna‎; ʔadāniya	الْأَدْنَيْنَ‎; الْأَدَانِيَ al-ʔadnayna‎; al-ʔadāniya	دُنْيَيَاتٍ‎; دُنًى‎; دُنًا dunyayātin‎; dunan‎; dunan	الدُّنْيَيَاتِ‎; الدُّنَى‎; الدُّنَا ad-dunyayāti‎; ad-dunā‎; ad-dunā
Genitive	أَدْنَيْنَ‎; أَدَانٍ ʔadnayna‎; ʔadānin	الْأَدْنَيْنَ‎; الْأَدَانِي al-ʔadnayna‎; al-ʔadānī	دُنْيَيَاتٍ‎; دُنًى‎; دُنًا dunyayātin‎; dunan‎; dunan	الدُّنْيَيَاتِ‎; الدُّنَى‎; الدُّنَا ad-dunyayāti‎; ad-dunā‎; ad-dunā

South Levantine Arabic

Root
د ن و
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic أَدْنَى (ʔadnā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔad.na/, [ˈʔad.na]

• Audio (Ramallah)

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Adjective

أدنى • (ʔadna) (feminine دنيا (dunya))

1. lower, lowest, minimum

   Antonym: أعلى (ʔaʕla)

   الحدّ الأدنى للدفع خمسين شيكل.

   il-ḥadd il-ʔadna lad-dafeʔ ḵamsīn šēkel

   The minimum payment is fifty shekels.

   (literally, “The minimum limit for payment is fifty shekels.”)

2. nearer, nearest

   Antonym: أقصى (ʔaqṣa)