بغي
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ب غ ي (b-ḡ-y). See also بَغَىٰ (baḡā).
Pronunciation
Noun
بَغِيّ • (baḡiyy) f (plural بَغَايَا (baḡāyā))
- prostitute
- unchaste, harlot, strumpet, callet
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- أَنَّى يَكُونُ لِي غُلَامٌ وَلَمْ يَمْسَسْنِي بَشَرٌ وَلَمْ أَكُ بَغِيًّا
- ʔannā yakūnu lī ḡulāmun walam yamsasnī bašarun walam ʔaku baḡiyyan
- How can I have a boy if no man has touched me and I am not unchaste?
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Declension
Declension of noun بَغِيّ (baḡiyy)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | بَغِي baḡī |
الْبَغِي al-baḡī |
بَغِي baḡī |
Nominative | بَغِيٌّ baḡiyyun |
الْبَغِيُّ al-baḡiyyu |
بَغِيُّ baḡiyyu |
Accusative | بَغِيًّا baḡiyyan |
الْبَغِيَّ al-baḡiyya |
بَغِيَّ baḡiyya |
Genitive | بَغِيٍّ baḡiyyin |
الْبَغِيِّ al-baḡiyyi |
بَغِيِّ baḡiyyi |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | بَغِيَّيْن baḡiyyayn |
الْبَغِيَّيْن al-baḡiyyayn |
بَغِيَّيْ baḡiyyay |
Nominative | بَغِيَّانِ baḡiyyāni |
الْبَغِيَّانِ al-baḡiyyāni |
بَغِيَّا baḡiyyā |
Accusative | بَغِيَّيْنِ baḡiyyayni |
الْبَغِيَّيْنِ al-baḡiyyayni |
بَغِيَّيْ baḡiyyay |
Genitive | بَغِيَّيْنِ baḡiyyayni |
الْبَغِيَّيْنِ al-baḡiyyayni |
بَغِيَّيْ baḡiyyay |
Plural | broken plural invariable | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | بَغَايَا baḡāyā |
الْبَغَايَا al-baḡāyā |
بَغَايَا baḡāyā |
Nominative | بَغَايَا baḡāyā |
الْبَغَايَا al-baḡāyā |
بَغَايَا baḡāyā |
Accusative | بَغَايَا baḡāyā |
الْبَغَايَا al-baḡāyā |
بَغَايَا baḡāyā |
Genitive | بَغَايَا baḡāyā |
الْبَغَايَا al-baḡāyā |
بَغَايَا baḡāyā |
References
- Lane, Edward William (1863) “بغي”, in Arabic-English Lexicon[1], London: Williams & Norgate
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “بغي”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[2], London: W.H. Allen