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
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Verb

دُنِيَ • (duniya) (form I)

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

North Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

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.”)
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