دنيء
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| د ن ء (d n ʔ) |
| 2 terms |
Etymology
فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb دَنَأَ (danaʔa, “to be low, mean, vile”).
Adjective
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
| 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
- 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