dini

See also: Dini, diní, dinî, and díní-

Azerbaijani
Other scripts
Cyrillic дини
Abjad دینی

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic دِينِيّ (dīniyy). By surface analysis, din +‎ -i.

Pronunciation
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Adjective

dini (comparative daha dini, superlative ən dini)

  1. religious

Noun

dini

  1. definite accusative singular of din

Catalan

Verb

dini

  1. inflection of dinar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Higaonon

Adverb

dini

  1. here

Iban

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [di.ni]
  • Hyphenation: di‧ni
  • Rhymes: -ni

Adverb

dini

  1. (interrogative) where

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Back-formation from dini hari (“early day”), from earlier dina hari, from Javanese ꦢꦶꦤ (dina, “day”), from Old Javanese dina (“day”), from Sanskrit दिन (dina, “a day”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈdini]
  • Hyphenation: di‧ni

Noun

dini

  1. early day
  2. early
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Arabic دِينِيّ (dīniyy, “religious”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈdini]
  • Hyphenation: di‧ni

Adjective

dini

  1. religious
    Synonym: religius

Further reading

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دِين (dīn).

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Noun

dini (n class, plural dini)

  1. religion

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *di-ni (“here”). The latter half of the word is possibly related to iri/ire/idi. See also ganiri and other Tagalog demonstrative pronouns. Meanwhile, the former half is possibly related to Malay di and Indonesian di as a likely cognate. Compare Cebuano ini, Tausug dī, and Malay ini.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˈdini/ [ˈdi.nɪ]
      • Rhymes: -ini
      • Syllabification: di‧ni
    • IPA(key): /ˈdine/ [ˈdi.nɛ] (colloquial)

Adverb

dini (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜈᜒ) (dialectal)

  1. here (near the speaker)
    Synonym: dito

Usage notes
  • Used in most dialects except standard or Manila Tagalog.
  • When the preceding word ends with a vowel, ⟨w⟩, or ⟨y⟩, rini is used instead.

Derived terms
  • dumini
  • garini
  • nandini
  • narini
  • naririni
  • pagparini
  • parika
  • parini
  • pumarini

See also
Tagalog demonstrative pronouns
Direct (ang) Indirect (ng) Oblique (sa) Locative (nasa) Existential Manner (gaya ng)
Near speaker* ari/are, iri/ire/idi, yari** nari/nare, niri/nire/nidi, niyari† dini/dine nandini, narini, nairi/naidi, naari ere/eri, here/heri, ayri ganari, ganiri, garini(garni), gayari†
Near speaker and listener* ito nito dito nandito, narito, naito** heto, eto, ayto† ganito, garito(garto)**
Near listener iyan, yaan niyan diyan/diyaan nandiyan/nandiyaan, nariyan(naryan), nayan/nayaan**, naiyan‡ hayan, ayan ganiyan(ganyan), gay-an**, gariyan**
Remote iyon, yoon, yaon† niyon, noon, niyaon† doon nandoon, naron/naroon**, nayon/nayoon**, nayaon‡ hayon/hayun, ayon/ayun ganoon, gayon, gay-on, gayoon‡,garoon‡
*These two series have merged in modern Tagalog. The first row is used in some dialects, the second row is used anywhere else.
**These pronouns are used in some dialects.
†These pronouns are not commonly used in casual speech but more prevalent in literature.
‡Rare in text.

Further reading
  • “dini”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*-ni § *di-ni”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Turkish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [diːni]
  • Hyphenation: di‧ni

Adjective

dīnī

  1. Misspelling of dinî (“religious”)

Noun

dīni

  1. accusative singular of din
  2. third-person singular possessive of din

Turkmen

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دِينِيّ (dīniyy). By surface analysis, din +‎ -i.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: di‧ni

Adjective

dini (comparative ?, superlative iň dini)

  1. religious

Further reading
  • “dini” in Enedilim.com
  • “dini” in Webonary.org

Western Bukidnon Manobo

Adverb

dini

  1. here
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