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دنا

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of closeness, proximity, and nearness. It extends to concepts of approaching, bringing near, and kinship. It also encompasses related ideas like inferiority, seeking out minor matters, and even specific geographical locations.

Derived headwords

دَنَاverb
  1. 1.
    he approachesboth

    he approaches

  2. 2.
    he came nearboth

    he came near

دَنَوْتُverb
  1. 1.
    I drew nearboth

    The first-person singular past tense of the verb 'to draw near'.

دنوت منه دنوا — I drew near to him.
أَدْنَيْتُverb
  1. 1.
    I brought nearboth

    The first-person singular past tense of the verb 'to cause to approach' or 'to bring closer'.

وأدنيت غيري — And I brought someone else near.
الدُّنْيَاnoun
  1. 1.
    it was named 'dunya' because of its closenessboth

    it was named 'dunya' because of its closeness

وسميت الدنيا لدنوها — And this world is named so because of its proximity.
دُنَىnoun
  1. 1.
    and it is said daniyyboth

    and it is said daniyy

والجمع دنى مثل الكبرى والكبر — And the plural is 'duna' like 'kubra' and 'kibar'.
دُنْيَاوِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    worldlyboth

    Relating to this world or the present life.

والنسبة إليها دنياوى — And the attribution to it is 'dunyawi'.
دُنْيَوِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    and it is said dunyawiboth

    and it is said dunyawi

ويقال دنيوى ودني — And 'dunyawi' and 'dani' are said.
دَنِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    and it is said daniyyboth

    and it is said daniyy

والدني: القريب، غير مهموز — And 'al-dani': the near, unhampered (by hamza).
وأما الدني بمعنى الدون فهو مهموز — But as for 'al-dani' meaning 'inferior', it is hamzated.
أَدْنَتِ النَّاقَةُverb
  1. 1.
    the she-camel's birth approachedclassical

    Said of a she-camel when her time of giving birth is near.

أدنت الناقة، إذا دنا نتاجها — The she-camel 'adnat', when her offspring is near.
دَانَيْتُverb
  1. 1.
    I brought close togetherboth

    To make two things approach each other or to compare them.

ودانيت بين الأمرين، أي قاربت — And I 'danaytu' between the two matters, meaning I brought them close.
دَنَاوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    nearness, kinshipboth

    The state of being near or closely related; kinship or proximity.

وبينهما دناوة، أي قرابة — And between them is 'danawah', meaning kinship.
تَدْنِيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    pursuing minor mattersclassical

    The act of investigating or dealing with small, insignificant, or base matters.

إنه ليدني في الأمور تدنية، أي يتتبع صغيرها وخسيسها — He 'yudni' in matters with 'tadniyah', meaning he pursues their small and base aspects.
تَدَنَّىverb
  1. 1.
    meaning he approached little by littleboth

    meaning he approached little by little

وتدنى فلان، أي دنا قليلا قليلا — And so-and-so 'tadanna', meaning he drew near little by little.
تَدَانَوْاverb
  1. 1.
    some of them approached othersboth

    some of them approached others

وتدانوا، أي دنا بعضهم من بعض — And they 'tadānaw', meaning some of them drew near to others.
الأَدْنَيَانِname
  1. 1.
    Al-Adniyan (two valleys)classical

    The names of two valleys.

والادنيان: واديان — And 'Al-Adniyan': two valleys.
الدَّنَاname
  1. 1.
    the pluralboth

    the plural

والدنا: موضع بالبادية — And 'Al-Duna': a place in the desert.
أَدْنَىadjective
  1. 1.
    he gave a debtboth

    he gave a debt

لقيته أدنى دنى — I met him at the very first.
دُنْيَاadjective
  1. 1.
    near (feminine)both

    Feminine form of 'near', used as an adjective.

وهو ابن عم دنى ودنيا ودنيا ودنية — He is a cousin 'dani', 'dunya', 'dunya', and 'daniyah'.
دَنِيَّةadjective
  1. 1.
    near (feminine)both

    Feminine form of 'near', used as an adjective.

  2. 2.
    low, base (feminine)both

    Feminine form of 'low' or 'base'.

وهو ابن عم دنى ودنيا ودنيا ودنية — He is a cousin 'dani', 'dunya', 'dunya', and 'daniyah'.

Parallel reading

دنوت منه دنوا
I drew near to him.
وأدنيت غيري
And I brought someone else near.
وسميت الدنيا لدنوها
And this world is named so because of its proximity.
والجمع دنى مثل الكبرى والكبر
And the plural is 'duna' like 'kubra' and 'kibar'.
والنسبة إليها دنياوى، ويقال دنيوى ودني.
And the attribution to it is 'dunyawi', and 'dunyawi' and 'dani' are said.
إذا دنا نتاجها
When its offspring is near.
ودانيت بين الأمرين، أي قاربت
And I brought the two matters close, meaning I made them approach.
وبينهما دناوة، أي قرابة
And between them is 'danawah', meaning kinship.
ما تزداد منا إلا قربا ودناوة
You only increase in closeness and kinship towards us.
والدني: القريب، غير مهموز
And 'al-dani': the near, unhampered (by hamza).
لقيته أدنى دنى
I met him at the very first.
وأما الدني بمعنى الدون فهو مهموز
But as for 'al-dani' meaning 'inferior', it is hamzated.
إنه ليدني في الأمور تدنية، أي يتتبع صغيرها وخسيسها
He investigates matters with 'tadniyah', meaning he pursues their small and base aspects.
إذا أكلتم فدنوا
When you eat, draw near.
أي كلوا مما يليكم
Meaning, eat what is nearest to you.
وتدنى فلان، أي دنا قليلا قليلا
And so-and-so 'tadanna', meaning he drew near little by little.
وتدانوا، أي دنا بعضهم من بعض
And they 'tadānaw', meaning some of them drew near to others.
والادنيان: واديان
And 'Al-Adniyan': two valleys.
والدنا: موضع بالبادية
And 'Al-Duna': a place in the desert.
فأمواه الدنا فعوير ضات * دوارس بعد أحياء حلال
So its waters, Al-Duna, and 'Uwayr Dhat * are desolate after being inhabited and sacred.
وهو ابن عم دنى ودنيا ودنيا ودنية
He is a cousin 'dani', 'dunya', 'dunya', and 'daniyah'.
إذا ضممت الدال لم تجر، وإذا كسرت إن شئت أجريت وأن شئت لم تجر
If you pronounce the 'dal' with damma, it is indeclinable; if you pronounce it with kasra, you may make it declinable or not.
فأما إذا أضفت العم إلى معرفة لم يجز الخفض في دنى، كقولك: هو ابن عمه دنيا ودنية، أي لحا، لان دنيا نكرة فلا تكون نعتا لمعرفة
But if you add 'uncle' to a definite noun, the adjective 'dani' cannot be in the genitive case, like your saying: 'He is his uncle's cousin, 'dunya' and 'daniyah', meaning 'close', because 'dunya' is indefinite and cannot be an adjective for a definite noun.