دنيء

Arabic
Root
د ن ء (d-n-ʔ)

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))

  1. low, mean, vile, despicable
    Synonyms: لَئِيم (laʔīm), خَسِيس (ḵasīs)
  2. inferior, worthless, of poor quality
  3. weak-minded, cowardly

Declension
Declension of adjective دَنِيء (danīʔ)
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, 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
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