دَنِىْءٌ

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دَنِىْءٌ and دَانِئٌ , applied to a man, Low, ignoble, or mean, in his actions; not caring for what he does, nor for what is said to him: or bad, corrupt, or foul, in respect of the belly and the genital member [i. e. in respect of appetite for food and for sexual enjoyment]; not caring for what he does, nor for what is said to him: and [accord. to some,] i. q. خَسِيسٌ [app. as meaning contemptible]; like دَنِىٌّ, without ء; and destitute of good: but some make a distinction between دَنِىْءٌ and دَنِىٌّ; saying that the latter means خسيس; and the former, as explained by AZ and Lh; and this is the truth; or that دَنِىْءٌ means لَئِيمٌ [i. e. low, ignoble, or mean, as contr. of كَرِيمٌ]: دَنِىْءٌ is also applied to an action: and signifies likewise, or as some say, and so دَانِئٌ , one in whom is little or no good; contemned or contemptible, mean, paltry, or of no weight or worth: the pl. of دَنِىْءٌ is أَدْنِيَآءُ, or أَدْنِئَآءُ, or أَدْنَآءٌ, like أَشْرَافٌ pl. of شَرِيفٌ, and دُنَآءٌ, which is anomalous, or دُنَأٓءُ.

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