Arabic vocabulary
أَدْنَىٰnearer in Arabic
أَدْنَىٰ is how you say “nearer” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
فَإِلَى أَيِّهِمَا كَانَ أَدْنَىٰ فَهُوَ لَهُ
So whichever of the two he was nearer to, it belonged to him.
أَدْنَىٰ — nearer. This is a comparative describing word ('nearer'), built on a fixed pattern Arabic uses for 'more X'. It serves as the predicate completing the preceding 'was' verb, and that linking verb is why it takes the accusative tail ending rather than the plain subject form.
From: The Joy of Repentance →
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