دنيء
Arabic edit
| Root |
|---|
| د ن ء (d-n-ʔ) |
Etymology edit
فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb دَنَأَ (danaʔa, “to be low, mean, vile”).
Adjective edit
دَنِيء • (danīʔ) (feminine دَنِيئَة (danīʔa), masculine plural أَدْنِيَاء (ʔadniyāʔ) or أَدْنَاء (ʔadnāʔ) or دُنَآء (dunaʔāʔ) or أَدَانٍ (ʔadānin), elative أَدْنَأ (ʔadnaʔ))
- low, mean, vile, despicable
- inferior, worthless, of poor quality
- weak-minded, cowardly
Declension edit
Declension of adjective دَنِيء (danīʔ)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | دَنِيء danīʔ |
الدَّنِيء ad-danīʔ |
دَنِيئَة danīʔa |
الدَّنِيئَة ad-danīʔa |
| Nominative | دَنِيءٌ danīʔun |
الدَّنِيءُ ad-danīʔu |
دَنِيئَةٌ danīʔatun |
الدَّنِيئَةُ ad-danīʔatu |
| Accusative | دَنِيئًا danīʔan |
الدَّنِيءَ ad-danīʔa |
دَنِيئَةً danīʔatan |
الدَّنِيئَةَ ad-danīʔata |
| Genitive | دَنِيءٍ danīʔin |
الدَّنِيءِ ad-danīʔi |
دَنِيئَةٍ danīʔatin |
الدَّنِيئَةِ ad-danīʔati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | دَنِيئَيْن danīʔayn |
الدَّنِيئَيْن ad-danīʔayn |
دَنِيئَتَيْن danīʔatayn |
الدَّنِيئَتَيْن ad-danīʔatayn |
| Nominative | دَنِيئَانِ danīʔāni |
الدَّنِيئَانِ ad-danīʔāni |
دَنِيئَتَانِ danīʔatāni |
الدَّنِيئَتَانِ ad-danīʔatāni |
| Accusative | دَنِيئَيْنِ danīʔayni |
الدَّنِيئَيْنِ ad-danīʔayni |
دَنِيئَتَيْنِ danīʔatayni |
الدَّنِيئَتَيْنِ ad-danīʔatayni |
| Genitive | دَنِيئَيْنِ danīʔayni |
الدَّنِيئَيْنِ ad-danīʔayni |
دَنِيئَتَيْنِ danīʔatayni |
الدَّنِيئَتَيْنِ ad-danīʔatayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| basic broken plural diptote; basic broken plural triptote; broken plural diptote in ـٍ (-in) | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | أَدْنِيَاء; أَدْنَاء; دُنَآء; أَدَانِي ʔadniyāʔ; ʔadnāʔ; dunaʔāʔ; ʔadānī |
الْأَدْنِيَاء; الْأَدْنَاء; الدُّنَآء; الْأَدَانِي al-ʔadniyāʔ; al-ʔadnāʔ; ad-dunaʔāʔ; al-ʔadānī |
دَنِيئَات danīʔāt |
الدَّنِيئَات ad-danīʔāt |
| Nominative | أَدْنِيَاءُ; أَدْنَاءٌ; دُنَآءُ; أَدَانٍ ʔadniyāʔu; ʔadnāʔun; dunaʔāʔu; ʔadānin |
الْأَدْنِيَاءُ; الْأَدْنَاءُ; الدُّنَآءُ; الْأَدَانِي al-ʔadniyāʔu; al-ʔadnāʔu; ad-dunaʔāʔu; al-ʔadānī |
دَنِيئَاتٌ danīʔātun |
الدَّنِيئَاتُ ad-danīʔātu |
| Accusative | أَدْنِيَاءَ; أَدْنَاءً; دُنَآءَ; أَدَانِيَ ʔadniyāʔa; ʔadnāʔan; dunaʔāʔa; ʔadāniya |
الْأَدْنِيَاءَ; الْأَدْنَاءَ; الدُّنَآءَ; الْأَدَانِيَ al-ʔadniyāʔa; al-ʔadnāʔa; ad-dunaʔāʔa; al-ʔadāniya |
دَنِيئَاتٍ danīʔātin |
الدَّنِيئَاتِ ad-danīʔāti |
| Genitive | أَدْنِيَاءَ; أَدْنَاءٍ; دُنَآءَ; أَدَانٍ ʔadniyāʔa; ʔadnāʔin; dunaʔāʔa; ʔadānin |
الْأَدْنِيَاءِ; الْأَدْنَاءِ; الدُّنَآءِ; الْأَدَانِي al-ʔadniyāʔi; al-ʔadnāʔi; ad-dunaʔāʔi; al-ʔadānī |
دَنِيئَاتٍ danīʔātin |
الدَّنِيئَاتِ ad-danīʔāti |
References edit
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “دنيء”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “دنيء”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN