دَانَى close in Arabic
دَانَى is how you say “close” in Arabic.
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Example sentence
فقال قيسوا ما بين الأرضين فإلى أيتهما كان أدنى فهو له،
He said, 'Measure the distance between the two lands, and whichever he is closer to is his.'
أَدْنَى closer
This is an elative — 'nearer / closer' — the accusative predicate of 'to be'. Its final long 'a' is fixed and never shifts for case, so position tells its role. It measures which land he ends up closest to.
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More example sentences
فقاسوا فوجدوه أدنى إلى الأرض التي أراد،
They measured and found he was closer to the land he intended.
أَدْنَى was closer
This is an elative — 'nearer / closer' — functioning as the second element of 'found him [to be] closer'. Its fixed final long 'a' never shifts for case, so position tells its role. It reports the verdict: he was nearer the good land.