أدنأ

See also: أذنا

Arabic

Etymology

Root
د ن ء (d n ʔ)
2 terms

Elative of دَنِيء (danīʔ, “low, mean, vile; worthless; cowardly”).

Adjective

أَدْنَأ • (ʔadnaʔ)

elative degree of دَنِيء (danīʔ):
1. lower, meaner, viler; lowest, meanest, vilest
2. more worthless; most worthless
3. more cowardly; most cowardly

Declension

Declension of adjective **أَدْنَأ** (ʔadnaʔ)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular diptote		singular invariable
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	أَدْنَأ ʔadnaʔ	الْأَدْنَأ al-ʔadnaʔ	دُنْأى dunʔā	الدُّنْأى ad-dunʔā
nominative	أَدْنَأُ ʔadnaʔu	الْأَدْنَأُ al-ʔadnaʔu	دُنْأى dunʔā	الدُّنْأى ad-dunʔā
accusative	أَدْنَأَ ʔadnaʔa	الْأَدْنَأَ al-ʔadnaʔa	دُنْأى dunʔā	الدُّنْأى ad-dunʔā
genitive	أَدْنَأَ ʔadnaʔa	الْأَدْنَأِ al-ʔadnaʔi	دُنْأى dunʔā	الدُّنْأى ad-dunʔā
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	أَدْنَأَيْن ʔadnaʔayn	الْأَدْنَأَيْن al-ʔadnaʔayn	دُنْأَيَيْن dunʔayayn	الدُّنْأَيَيْن ad-dunʔayayn
nominative	أَدْنَآنِ ʔadnaʔāni	الْأَدْنَآنِ al-ʔadnaʔāni	دُنْأَيَانِ dunʔayāni	الدُّنْأَيَانِ ad-dunʔayāni
accusative	أَدْنَأَيْنِ ʔadnaʔayni	الْأَدْنَأَيْنِ al-ʔadnaʔayni	دُنْأَيَيْنِ dunʔayayni	الدُّنْأَيَيْنِ ad-dunʔayayni
genitive	أَدْنَأَيْنِ ʔadnaʔayni	الْأَدْنَأَيْنِ al-ʔadnaʔayni	دُنْأَيَيْنِ dunʔayayni	الدُّنْأَيَيْنِ ad-dunʔayayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	أَدَانِئ ʔadāniʔ	الْأَدَانِئ al-ʔadāniʔ	دُنْأَيَات dunʔayāt	الدُّنْأَيَات ad-dunʔayāt
nominative	أَدَانِئُ ʔadāniʔu	الْأَدَانِئُ al-ʔadāniʔu	دُنْأَيَاتٌ dunʔayātun	الدُّنْأَيَاتُ ad-dunʔayātu
accusative	أَدَانِئَ ʔadāniʔa	الْأَدَانِئَ al-ʔadāniʔa	دُنْأَيَاتٍ dunʔayātin	الدُّنْأَيَاتِ ad-dunʔayāti
genitive	أَدَانِئَ ʔadāniʔa	الْأَدَانِئِ al-ʔadāniʔi	دُنْأَيَاتٍ dunʔayātin	الدُّنْأَيَاتِ ad-dunʔayāti

References

Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “دنأ”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate.