أدنى

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أدنى

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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 · dunyā · ʔadnawn · أَدَانِي · dunyayāt

nearer, closer; nearest, closest الشَّرْق الْأَدْنَى
Opposite: أَقْصَى
lower; lowest
lowlier; lowliest
of less significance; of least significance
more suitable; most suitable
lesser; least وَلَنُذِيقَنَّهُمْ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ الأَدْنَى دُونَ الْعَذَابِ الأَكْبَرِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ
inferior أَتَسْتَبْدِلُونَ الَّذِي هُوَ أَدْنَى بِالَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ؟

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lower more towards the bottom

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {أدنى},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D8%AF%D9%86%D9%89},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}