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 (ʔadniyāʔ), feminine plural دَنِيَّات (daniyyāt) or دَنَايَا (danāyā), elative أَدْنَى (ʔadnā))

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 ʔadniyāʔ	الْأَدْنِيَاء al-ʔadniyāʔ	دَنِيَّات‎; دَنَايَا daniyyāt‎; danāyā	الدَّنِيَّات‎; الدَّنَايَا ad-daniyyāt‎; ad-danāyā
Nominative	أَدْنِيَاءُ ʔadniyāʔu	الْأَدْنِيَاءُ al-ʔadniyāʔu	دَنِيَّاتٌ‎; دَنَايَا daniyyātun‎; danāyā	الدَّنِيَّاتُ‎; الدَّنَايَا ad-daniyyātu‎; ad-danāyā
Accusative	أَدْنِيَاءَ ʔadniyāʔa	الْأَدْنِيَاءَ al-ʔadniyāʔa	دَنِيَّاتٍ‎; دَنَايَا daniyyātin‎; danāyā	الدَّنِيَّاتِ‎; الدَّنَايَا ad-daniyyāti‎; ad-danāyā
Genitive	أَدْنِيَاءَ ʔadniyāʔa	الْأَدْنِيَاءِ al-ʔadniyāʔi	دَنِيَّاتٍ‎; دَنَايَا daniyyātin‎; danāyā	الدَّنِيَّاتِ‎; الدَّنَايَا ad-daniyyāti‎; ad-danāyā

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “دني”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

Verb

دُنِيَ • (duniya) (form I)

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

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.”)