See also: دنیا

Arabic

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Roots
د ن و (d n w)
6 terms
د ن ي (d n y)
3 terms

Etymology

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    Feminine elative of أَدْنَى (ʔadnā, lower). دُنيَا (world) is originally the "lower place" (as opposed to heaven, the "higher place"); compare English here below.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    دُنْيَا (dunyāf (dual دُنْيَيَان (dunyayān), plural دُنًا (dunan) or دُنًى (dunan) or دُنْيَيَات (dunyayāt))

    1. this mortal life; life in this world
      Antonym: آخِرة (ʔāḵira, afterworld)
      • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 3:145:
        وَمَن يُرِدْ ثَوَابَ ٱلدُّنْيَا نُؤْتِهِ مِنْهَا وَمَن يُرِدْ ثَوَابَ ٱلْآخِرَةِ نُؤْتِهِ مِنْهَا ۚ وَسَنَجْزِي ٱلشَّاكِرِينَ
        waman yurid ṯawāba d-dunyā nuʔtihi minhā waman yurid ṯawāba l-ʔāḵirati nuʔtihi minhā wasanajzī š-šākirīna
        And whoever desires the reward of this world - We will give him thereof; and whoever desires the reward of the Hereafter - We will give him thereof. And We will reward the grateful.
    2. world

    Declension

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    Declension of noun دُنْيَا (dunyā)
    singular singular invariable
    indefinite definite construct
    informal دُنْيَا
    dunyā
    الدُّنْيَا
    ad-dunyā
    دُنْيَا
    dunyā
    nominative دُنْيَا
    dunyā
    الدُّنْيَا
    ad-dunyā
    دُنْيَا
    dunyā
    accusative دُنْيَا
    dunyā
    الدُّنْيَا
    ad-dunyā
    دُنْيَا
    dunyā
    genitive دُنْيَا
    dunyā
    الدُّنْيَا
    ad-dunyā
    دُنْيَا
    dunyā
    dual indefinite definite construct
    informal دُنْيَيَيْن
    dunyayayn
    الدُّنْيَيَيْن
    ad-dunyayayn
    دُنْيَيَيْ
    dunyayay
    nominative دُنْيَيَانِ
    dunyayāni
    الدُّنْيَيَانِ
    ad-dunyayāni
    دُنْيَيَا
    dunyayā
    accusative دُنْيَيَيْنِ
    dunyayayni
    الدُّنْيَيَيْنِ
    ad-dunyayayni
    دُنْيَيَيْ
    dunyayay
    genitive دُنْيَيَيْنِ
    dunyayayni
    الدُّنْيَيَيْنِ
    ad-dunyayayni
    دُنْيَيَيْ
    dunyayay
    plural broken plural in ـًا (-an)‎;
    broken plural in ـًى (-an)‎;
    sound feminine plural
    indefinite definite construct
    informal دُنَا‎; دُنَى‎; دُنْيَيَات
    dunā‎; dunā‎; dunyayāt
    الدُّنَا‎; الدُّنَى‎; الدُّنْيَيَات
    ad-dunā‎; ad-dunā‎; ad-dunyayāt
    دُنَا‎; دُنَى‎; دُنْيَيَات
    dunā‎; dunā‎; dunyayāt
    nominative دُنًا‎; دُنًى‎; دُنْيَيَاتٌ
    dunan‎; dunan‎; dunyayātun
    الدُّنَا‎; الدُّنَى‎; الدُّنْيَيَاتُ
    ad-dunā‎; ad-dunā‎; ad-dunyayātu
    دُنَا‎; دُنَى‎; دُنْيَيَاتُ
    dunā‎; dunā‎; dunyayātu
    accusative دُنًا‎; دُنًى‎; دُنْيَيَاتٍ
    dunan‎; dunan‎; dunyayātin
    الدُّنَا‎; الدُّنَى‎; الدُّنْيَيَاتِ
    ad-dunā‎; ad-dunā‎; ad-dunyayāti
    دُنَا‎; دُنَى‎; دُنْيَيَاتِ
    dunā‎; dunā‎; dunyayāti
    genitive دُنًا‎; دُنًى‎; دُنْيَيَاتٍ
    dunan‎; dunan‎; dunyayātin
    الدُّنَا‎; الدُّنَى‎; الدُّنْيَيَاتِ
    ad-dunā‎; ad-dunā‎; ad-dunyayāti
    دُنَا‎; دُنَى‎; دُنْيَيَاتِ
    dunā‎; dunā‎; dunyayāti

    Derived terms

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    From الدُّنْيَا (ad-dunyā):

    Adjective

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    دُنْيَا (dunyāf

    1. feminine singular of أَدْنَى (ʔadnā, lower)

    References

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    • Wehr, Hans (1979) “دنو”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

    Bulgar

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    Etymology

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    From Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā).

    Noun

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    دِنيا (dinyā)

    1. (Volga Bulgar) world

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    References

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    • Hakimzjanov, Farid Sabirzjanovich (1986) “New Volga Bulgarian Inscriptions”, in Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae[1] (in Bulgar), volume 40, number 1, page 174
    • Tekin, Talât (1988) Volga Bulgar kitabeleri ve Volga Bulgarcası [Volga Bulgarian Ephitaphs and Volga Bulgarian Language]‎[2] (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi, →ISBN, pages 68-69

    Egyptian Arabic

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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    Inherited from Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā).

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /dun.ja/, [ˈdonjɜ]
    • IPA(key): /din.ja/, [ˈdenjɜ]

    Noun

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    دُنيا or دِنيا (dunya or dinyaf

    1. world
    2. (definite, religion) the mortal world (as opposed to the afterlife)
    3. (definite) impersonal pronoun, describing weather and general time
      Coordinate term: ساعة (sāʕa, clock; hour) (for specific clock times)
      الدنيا بتشتيid-dunya bitištiIt's raining
      الدنيا بتليلid-dunya bitlayyilNight is falling (literally, “it's becoming night”)

    Usage notes

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    Construct form can either be dunya or dunyit.

    Proper noun

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    دنيا (dunya)

    1. a female given name, Donya, Donia, or Dunya

    Gujarati

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    Noun

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    دنيا (dunyāf

    1. Lisan ud-Dawat form of દુનિયા (duniyā)

    Maguindanao

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    Noun

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    دنيا (transliteration needed)

    1. Jawi spelling of dunia

    Malay

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    Noun

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    دنيا (plural دنيا-دنيا or دنيا٢)

    1. Jawi spelling of dunia.‎‎

    Moroccan Arabic

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    Etymology

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    From Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā).

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /dun.ja/, /din.ja/
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    Noun

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    دُنيا or دِنيا (dunya or dinyaf (plural دُنيات (dunyāt) or دِنيات (dinyāt))

    1. world, earth
      Synonym: عالم (ʕālam)
      هاد الراجل هو أسرع واحد فهاد الدنيا
      hād er-rājel huwwa ʔasraʕ wāḥed f-hād ed-dunya
      This man is the fastest in the world.
    2. it; things; everything; used to refer to general states and circumstances
      الدنيا مغيمة غداed-dunya mḡayyma ḡaddaIt'll be cloudy tomorrow.
      الدنيا عامرة اليوم فهاد المحالed-dunya ʕāmra f-hād el-maḥālThis store is crowded today.

    North Levantine Arabic

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    Noun

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    دنيا (dinyaf

    1. alternative form of دني (dini)

    South Levantine Arabic

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    Etymology

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    From Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā). Equivalent to the feminine elative of أدنى (ʔadna, lower, lowest).

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    Noun

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    دنيا (dinyaf

    1. world
      Synonym: عالم (ʕālam)
    2. this world (opposed to the hereafter)
      Antonym: آخرة (ʔāḵre)
    3. it (dummy subject for the weather and seasons)

    Usage notes

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    • When describing the weather, الدنيا (id-dinya) is followed by a noun rather than an adjective.
      الدنيا شوب.
      id-dinya šōb.
      It's hot (outside).
      (literally, “The world is heat.”)
    • When used with a verb الدنيا (id-dinya) is optional, but the verb remains in the 3rd person feminine singular.
      (الدنيا) عم بتشتي.(id-dinya) ʕam bitšatti.It's raining.