إنية

See also: انيه

Arabic

Etymology

From إِنِّي (ʔinnī, “Indeed, I am”), composed of إِنَّ (ʔinna, an emphasizing sentence particle) +‎ ـنِي (-nī, “me”). Also often hypothesized to be from Ancient Greek εἶναι (eînai, “be, exist”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔin.nij.ja/

Noun

إِنِّيَّة • (ʔinniyya) f (plural إِنِّيَّات (ʔinniyyāt))

1. (philosophy) ipseity

   Alternative forms: أَنَوِيَّة (ʔanawiyya), أَنَيَّة (ʔanayya)

   • 801-873, Al-Kindi, رسالة إلى المعتصم بالله في الفلسفة الأولى:

     لِأَنَّ كُلَّ مَا لَهُ أَنَيَّةٌ لَهُ حَقِيقَةٌ، فَٱلْحَقُّ ٱضْطِرَارًا مَوْجُودٌ إِذَنِ ٱلْأَنَيَّاتُ مَوْجُودَةٌ

     liʔanna kulla mā lahu ʔanayyatun lahu ḥaqīqatun, fal-ḥaqqu ḍṭirāran mawjūdun ʔiḏani l-ʔanayyātu mawjūdatun

     For everything that has ipseity has a verity, and [we know] the truth necessarily exists. Thus ipseities surely exist.

Declension

Declension of noun إِنِّيَّة (ʔinniyya)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	إِنِّيَّة ʔinniyya	الْإِنِّيَّة al-ʔinniyya	إِنِّيَّة ʔinniyyat
Nominative	إِنِّيَّةٌ ʔinniyyatun	الْإِنِّيَّةُ al-ʔinniyyatu	إِنِّيَّةُ ʔinniyyatu
Accusative	إِنِّيَّةً ʔinniyyatan	الْإِنِّيَّةَ al-ʔinniyyata	إِنِّيَّةَ ʔinniyyata
Genitive	إِنِّيَّةٍ ʔinniyyatin	الْإِنِّيَّةِ al-ʔinniyyati	إِنِّيَّةِ ʔinniyyati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	إِنِّيَّتَيْن ʔinniyyatayn	الْإِنِّيَّتَيْن al-ʔinniyyatayn	إِنِّيَّتَيْ ʔinniyyatay
Nominative	إِنِّيَّتَانِ ʔinniyyatāni	الْإِنِّيَّتَانِ al-ʔinniyyatāni	إِنِّيَّتَا ʔinniyyatā
Accusative	إِنِّيَّتَيْنِ ʔinniyyatayni	الْإِنِّيَّتَيْنِ al-ʔinniyyatayni	إِنِّيَّتَيْ ʔinniyyatay
Genitive	إِنِّيَّتَيْنِ ʔinniyyatayni	الْإِنِّيَّتَيْنِ al-ʔinniyyatayni	إِنِّيَّتَيْ ʔinniyyatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	إِنِّيَّات ʔinniyyāt	الْإِنِّيَّات al-ʔinniyyāt	إِنِّيَّات ʔinniyyāt
Nominative	إِنِّيَّاتٌ ʔinniyyātun	الْإِنِّيَّاتُ al-ʔinniyyātu	إِنِّيَّاتُ ʔinniyyātu
Accusative	إِنِّيَّاتٍ ʔinniyyātin	الْإِنِّيَّاتِ al-ʔinniyyāti	إِنِّيَّاتِ ʔinniyyāti
Genitive	إِنِّيَّاتٍ ʔinniyyātin	الْإِنِّيَّاتِ al-ʔinniyyāti	إِنِّيَّاتِ ʔinniyyāti