Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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دَنَا (danā) I (non-past يَدْنُو (yadnū), verbal noun دُنُوّ (dunuww) or دَنَاوَة (danāwa))

  1. to be near, be close
  2. to approach (مِن (min))
    لَا تَدْنُ مِنَ الْأَسَدِ فَيَأْكُلَكَ.
    tadnu mina l-ʔasadi fayaʔkulaka.
    Do not approach the lion lest he eat you.
  3. to bring near (بِ (bi) someone مِن (min))
Conjugation
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References
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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “دنا”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

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Verb

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دِنَّا (dinnā) (form I) /din.naː/

  1. first-person plural past active/passive of دَانَ (dāna)