دَنَا
Root: دنو
Form: 1
Full Definition
دَنَاI
, first pers. دَنَوْتُ, Present.T يَدْنُو, Verbal.Noun دُنُوٌّ and دَنَاوَةٌ, He, or it, was, or became, near; drew near, or approached; as also
; and
, Verbal.Noun تَدْنِيَةٌ; and
دانى , Verbal.Noun مُدَانَاةٌ; and
اِدَّنَى , Verbal.Noun اِدِّنَآءٌ: it is either in person, or substance, or in respect of predicament, and in place, and in time: you say, دَنَا مِنْهُ, and دَنَوْتُ مِنْهُ, and إِلَيْهِ, and لَهُ, and عَلَيْهِ occurs in a verse of Sá'ideh as meaning مِنْهُ, He, or it, and I, was, or became, near, &c., to him, or it: [and in like manner you use the other verbs mentioned above, except
دانى , which is immediately trans.: or دَنَا مِنْهُ with دَنَاوَةٌ for its Verbal.Noun means, or means also, He was near to him in respect of kindred; was related to him: for] دَنَاوَةٌ is syn. with
قَرَابَةٌ and قُرْبَى: you say, بَيْنَهُمَا دَنَاوَةٌ meaning قَرَابَةٌ [i. e. Between them two is relationship]; and مَا تَزْدَادُ مِنَّا إِلَّا قُرْبًا وَدَنَاوَةٍ [Thou increasest not save in nearness and relationship to us]. A rájiz says,
def.2 دَنِىَ, (T, M, K, TA, [in the CK, ما كانَ دَنْيَا ولقد دَنا is erroneously put for مَا كَانَ دَنِيًا وَلَقَدْ دَنِىَ,]) like رَضِىَ, Present.T يَدْنَى, Verbal.Noun دَنًا and دَنَايَةٌ, or دِنَايَةٌ; the ى [in دَنِىَ] being substituted for و because of the nearness of the kesreh; all on the authority of Lh; and دَنُوَ, Present.T يَدْنُو, without ء, Verbal.Noun دَنَآءَةٌ, with ء, and دُنُوٌّ; or دَنَا, Present.T يَدْنُو, Verbal.Noun دَنَاوَةٌ; i. q. دَنَأَ and دَنُؤَ; [i. e.] He was, or became, such as is termed دَنِىٌّ ; and دَنِىْءٌ; meaning weak; contemptible (خَسِيسٌ); not profitable to any one; who falls short in everything upon which he enters: (T: [like مُدَنٍّ:]) or low, ignoble, or mean; (سَاقِطٌ;) weak; such as, when night affords him covert, will not quit his place, by reason of weakness: or low, ignoble, or mean, (لَئِيمٌ,) in his actions, or conduct; bad, evil, or foul; accord. to the explanation of دَنَا by Es-Sarakustee: but some distinguish between دَنِىْءٌ and دَنِىٌّ; making the former to signify “ low, ignoble, or mean; ” (لَئِيمٌ;) and the latter, خَسِيسٌ [app. as meaning contemptible].
meaning دُنِىَ لَهُ [i. e. What hath happened to me that I see him walking gently or with short steps, or rendered lowly by age, having been approached by death?]: it is from دَنَوْتُ, but the و is changed into ى because of the kesreh before it, and then the ن is made quiescent: and there are similar instances of contraction of verbs: but [ISd says,] I know not دُنْىَ except in this instance; and As used to say of the poem in which this occurs, This rejez is not ancient: it is app. of Khalaf ElAhmar or some other of the Muwelleds. One says also, دَنَتِ الشَّمْسُ لِلْمَغُرُوبِ and [The sun was, or became, near to setting].مَا لِى أَرَاهُ دَالِفًا قَدْدُنْىَ لَهُ
def.2 دَنِىَ, (T, M, K, TA, [in the CK, ما كانَ دَنْيَا ولقد دَنا is erroneously put for مَا كَانَ دَنِيًا وَلَقَدْ دَنِىَ,]) like رَضِىَ, Present.T يَدْنَى, Verbal.Noun دَنًا and دَنَايَةٌ, or دِنَايَةٌ; the ى [in دَنِىَ] being substituted for و because of the nearness of the kesreh; all on the authority of Lh; and دَنُوَ, Present.T يَدْنُو, without ء, Verbal.Noun دَنَآءَةٌ, with ء, and دُنُوٌّ; or دَنَا, Present.T يَدْنُو, Verbal.Noun دَنَاوَةٌ; i. q. دَنَأَ and دَنُؤَ; [i. e.] He was, or became, such as is termed دَنِىٌّ ; and دَنِىْءٌ; meaning weak; contemptible (خَسِيسٌ); not profitable to any one; who falls short in everything upon which he enters: (T: [like مُدَنٍّ:]) or low, ignoble, or mean; (سَاقِطٌ;) weak; such as, when night affords him covert, will not quit his place, by reason of weakness: or low, ignoble, or mean, (لَئِيمٌ,) in his actions, or conduct; bad, evil, or foul; accord. to the explanation of دَنَا by Es-Sarakustee: but some distinguish between دَنِىْءٌ and دَنِىٌّ; making the former to signify “ low, ignoble, or mean; ” (لَئِيمٌ;) and the latter, خَسِيسٌ [app. as meaning contemptible].
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