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dunyā(fem. of ادنی adnā, 'nearer,' etc.; rt. دنو 'to be or become near'), s.f. (lit. 'Nearer, nearest, former'); the present world, the present life or state of existence; the people of this world, people; a whole world, a multitude;—worldly enjoyments or blessings, worldly goods, the good things of this life, wealth, riches:—dunyā-dār, adj. & s.m. Worldly; worldly-minded;—a person of the world; one absorbed in worldly affairs, a mammonist, one possessed of the good things of this world, a rich man:—dunyā-dārī, s.f. Worldliness, attention to the concerns of the world; worldly affairs; economy; mammon, worldly goods or possessions, riches; wife and children, family;—a show of politeness:—dunyā-sāz, adj.=dunyā-dār:—dunyā-sāzī, s.f. Worldliness, etc. (=dunyā-dārī):—dunyā-t̤alabī, s.f. Seeking the goods of the world, worldliness:—dunyāwa māfī-hā, The world and whatever is in it.
Origin: Arabic