أدنى

See also: ادني‎ and أذني‎

Arabic

Etymology

Elative of دَنِيّ‎ (daniyy, “near, low, mean”), from the roots د ن و‎ (d-n-w) and د ن ي‎ (d-n-y).

Adjective

أَدْنَى • (ʔadnā) (feminine دُنْيَا‎ (dunyā), masculine plural أَدْنَوْنَ‎ (ʔadnawna) or أَدَانٍ‎ (ʔadānin), feminine plural دُنْيَيَات‎ (dunyayāt) or دُنًى‎ (dunan) or دُنًا‎ (dunan))

elative degree of دَنِيّ‎ (daniyy, “near, low, mean”):
1. nearer, closer; nearest, closest
  ‏الشَّرْق الْأَدْنَى‎ ― aš-šarq al-ʔadnā ― the Near East, as opposed to الشَّرْق الْأَقْصَى‎ (aš-šarq al-ʔaqṣā)
  
  Antonym: أَقْصَى‎ (ʔaqṣā)
2. lower; lowest
3. lowlier; lowliest
4. of less significance; of least significance
5. more suitable; most suitable
6. lesser; least
  - 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 32:21:
    ‏وَلَنُذِيقَنَّهُمْ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ الأَدْنَى دُونَ الْعَذَابِ الأَكْبَرِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ‎
    walanuḏīqannahum mina l-ʕaḏābi al-ʔadnā dūna l-ʕaḏābi l-ʔakbari laʕallahum yarjiʕūna
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7. inferior
  - 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:61:
    ‏أَتَسْتَبْدِلُونَ الَّذِي هُوَ أَدْنَى بِالَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ؟‎‎
    ʔatastabdilūna allaḏī huwa ʔadnā bi-llaḏī huwa ḵayrun?
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Declension

Declension of adjective أَدْنَى (ʔadnā)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	singular invariable		singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَدْنَى ʔadnā	الْأَدْنَى‎ al-ʔadnā	دُنْيَا‎ dunyā	الدُّنْيَا‎ ad-dunyā
Nominative	أَدْنَى ʔadnā	الْأَدْنَى‎ al-ʔadnā	دُنْيَا‎ dunyā	الدُّنْيَا‎ ad-dunyā
Accusative	أَدْنَى ʔadnā	الْأَدْنَى‎ al-ʔadnā	دُنْيَا‎ dunyā	الدُّنْيَا‎ ad-dunyā
Genitive	أَدْنَى ʔadnā	الْأَدْنَى‎ al-ʔadnā	دُنْيَا‎ dunyā	الدُّنْيَا‎ ad-dunyā
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَدْنَيَيْن‎ ʔadnayayn	الْأَدْنَيَيْن‎ al-ʔadnayayn	دُنْيَيَيْن‎ dunyayayn	الدُّنْيَيَيْن‎ ad-dunyayayn
Nominative	أَدْنَيَانِ‎ ʔadnayāni	الْأَدْنَيَانِ‎ al-ʔadnayāni	دُنْيَيَانِ‎ dunyayāni	الدُّنْيَيَانِ‎ ad-dunyayāni
Accusative	أَدْنَيَيْنِ‎ ʔadnayayni	الْأَدْنَيَيْنِ‎ al-ʔadnayayni	دُنْيَيَيْنِ‎ dunyayayni	الدُّنْيَيَيْنِ‎ ad-dunyayayni
Genitive	أَدْنَيَيْنِ‎ ʔadnayayni	الْأَدْنَيَيْنِ‎ al-ʔadnayayni	دُنْيَيَيْنِ‎ dunyayayni	الدُّنْيَيَيْنِ‎ ad-dunyayayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound plural in ـَوْنَ (-awna)‎; broken plural diptote in ـٍ (-in)		sound feminine plural‎; broken plural in ـًى (-an)‎; broken plural in ـًا (-an)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَدْنَيْن‎‎; أَدَانِي‎ ʔadnayn‎; ʔadānī	الْأَدْنَيْن‎‎; الْأَدَانِي‎ al-ʔadnayn‎; al-ʔadānī	دُنْيَيَات‎‎; دُنَى‎‎; دُنَا‎ dunyayāt‎; dunā‎; dunā	الدُّنْيَيَات‎‎; الدُّنَى‎‎; الدُّنَا‎ ad-dunyayāt‎; ad-dunā‎; ad-dunā
Nominative	أَدْنَوْنَ‎‎; أَدَانٍ‎ ʔadnawna‎; ʔadānin	الْأَدْنَوْنَ‎‎; الْأَدَانِي‎ al-ʔadnawna‎; al-ʔadānī	دُنْيَيَاتٌ‎‎; دُنًى‎‎; دُنًا‎ dunyayātun‎; dunan‎; dunan	الدُّنْيَيَاتُ‎‎; الدُّنَى‎‎; الدُّنَا‎ ad-dunyayātu‎; ad-dunā‎; ad-dunā
Accusative	أَدْنَيْنَ‎‎; أَدَانِيَ‎ ʔadnayna‎; ʔadāniya	الْأَدْنَيْنَ‎‎; الْأَدَانِيَ‎ al-ʔadnayna‎; al-ʔadāniya	دُنْيَيَاتٍ‎‎; دُنًى‎‎; دُنًا‎ dunyayātin‎; dunan‎; dunan	الدُّنْيَيَاتِ‎‎; الدُّنَى‎‎; الدُّنَا‎ ad-dunyayāti‎; ad-dunā‎; ad-dunā
Genitive	أَدْنَيْنَ‎‎; أَدَانٍ‎ ʔadnayna‎; ʔadānin	الْأَدْنَيْنَ‎‎; الْأَدَانِي‎ al-ʔadnayna‎; al-ʔadānī	دُنْيَيَاتٍ‎‎; دُنًى‎‎; دُنًا‎ dunyayātin‎; dunan‎; dunan	الدُّنْيَيَاتِ‎‎; الدُّنَى‎‎; الدُّنَا‎ ad-dunyayāti‎; ad-dunā‎; ad-dunā

South Levantine Arabic

Root
د ن و‎

Etymology

From Arabic أَدْنَى‎ (ʔadnā).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔad.na/, [ˈʔad.na]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)

Adjective

أدنى • (ʔadna) (feminine دنيا‎ (dunya))

lower, lowest, minimum
Antonym: أعلى‎ (ʔaʕla)

‏الحدّ الأدنى ل لدفع خمسين شيكل.‎‎
il-ḥadd il-ʔadna lad-dafeʔ ḵamsīn šēkel
The minimum payment is fifty shekels.
(literally, “The minimum limit for payment is fifty shekels.”)
nearer, nearest
Antonym: أقصى‎ (ʔaqṣa)

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