غنى

See also: عنى, غني, عني, and غنی

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
غ ن ي (ḡ n y)
11 terms

Possibly cognate with Hebrew עָנָה ('aná, “to sing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣan.naː/

Verb

غَنَّى • (ḡannā) II (non-past يُغَنِّي (yuḡannī), verbal noun غِنَاء (ḡināʔ) or تَغْنِيَة (taḡniya))

1. to sing

   مِن فَضْلِكِ، غَنِّي أُغْنِيَةً. (to a woman)

   min faḍliki, ḡannī ʔuḡniyatan.

   Please sing a song.

2. to sing about someone, describe someone in verse (whether with praise or with blame)
3. to coo (of pigeons)
4. to say compliments to a woman

Conjugation

Conjugation of غَنَّى (II, final-weak, full passive, verbal nouns غِنَاء, تَغْنِيَة)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						غِنَاء, تَغْنِيَة ḡināʔ, taḡniya
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُغَنٍّ muḡannin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُغَنًّى muḡannan
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	غَنَّيْتُ ḡannaytu	غَنَّيْتَ ḡannayta	غَنَّى ḡannā		غَنَّيْتُمَا ḡannaytumā	غَنَّيَا ḡannayā		غَنَّيْنَا ḡannaynā	غَنَّيْتُمْ ḡannaytum	غَنَّوْا ḡannaw
	f		غَنَّيْتِ ḡannayti	غَنَّتْ ḡannat			غَنَّتَا ḡannatā			غَنَّيْتُنَّ ḡannaytunna	غَنَّيْنَ ḡannayna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُغَنِّي ʔuḡannī	تُغَنِّي tuḡannī	يُغَنِّي yuḡannī		تُغَنِّيَانِ tuḡanniyāni	يُغَنِّيَانِ yuḡanniyāni		نُغَنِّي nuḡannī	تُغَنُّونَ tuḡannūna	يُغَنُّونَ yuḡannūna
	f		تُغَنِّينَ tuḡannīna	تُغَنِّي tuḡannī			تُغَنِّيَانِ tuḡanniyāni			تُغَنِّينَ tuḡannīna	يُغَنِّينَ yuḡannīna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُغَنِّيَ ʔuḡanniya	تُغَنِّيَ tuḡanniya	يُغَنِّيَ yuḡanniya		تُغَنِّيَا tuḡanniyā	يُغَنِّيَا yuḡanniyā		نُغَنِّيَ nuḡanniya	تُغَنُّوا tuḡannū	يُغَنُّوا yuḡannū
	f		تُغَنِّي tuḡannī	تُغَنِّيَ tuḡanniya			تُغَنِّيَا tuḡanniyā			تُغَنِّينَ tuḡannīna	يُغَنِّينَ yuḡannīna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُغَنِّ ʔuḡanni	تُغَنِّ tuḡanni	يُغَنِّ yuḡanni		تُغَنِّيَا tuḡanniyā	يُغَنِّيَا yuḡanniyā		نُغَنِّ nuḡanni	تُغَنُّوا tuḡannū	يُغَنُّوا yuḡannū
	f		تُغَنِّي tuḡannī	تُغَنِّ tuḡanni			تُغَنِّيَا tuḡanniyā			تُغَنِّينَ tuḡannīna	يُغَنِّينَ yuḡannīna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		غَنِّ ḡanni			غَنِّيَا ḡanniyā				غَنُّوا ḡannū
	f		غَنِّي ḡannī							غَنِّينَ ḡannīna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	غُنِّيتُ ḡunnītu	غُنِّيتَ ḡunnīta	غُنِّيَ ḡunniya		غُنِّيتُمَا ḡunnītumā	غُنِّيَا ḡunniyā		غُنِّينَا ḡunnīnā	غُنِّيتُمْ ḡunnītum	غُنُّوا ḡunnū
	f		غُنِّيتِ ḡunnīti	غُنِّيَتْ ḡunniyat			غُنِّيَتَا ḡunniyatā			غُنِّيتُنَّ ḡunnītunna	غُنِّينَ ḡunnīna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُغَنَّى ʔuḡannā	تُغَنَّى tuḡannā	يُغَنَّى yuḡannā		تُغَنَّيَانِ tuḡannayāni	يُغَنَّيَانِ yuḡannayāni		نُغَنَّى nuḡannā	تُغَنَّوْنَ tuḡannawna	يُغَنَّوْنَ yuḡannawna
	f		تُغَنَّيْنَ tuḡannayna	تُغَنَّى tuḡannā			تُغَنَّيَانِ tuḡannayāni			تُغَنَّيْنَ tuḡannayna	يُغَنَّيْنَ yuḡannayna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُغَنَّى ʔuḡannā	تُغَنَّى tuḡannā	يُغَنَّى yuḡannā		تُغَنَّيَا tuḡannayā	يُغَنَّيَا yuḡannayā		نُغَنَّى nuḡannā	تُغَنَّوْا tuḡannaw	يُغَنَّوْا yuḡannaw
	f		تُغَنَّيْ tuḡannay	تُغَنَّى tuḡannā			تُغَنَّيَا tuḡannayā			تُغَنَّيْنَ tuḡannayna	يُغَنَّيْنَ yuḡannayna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُغَنَّ ʔuḡanna	تُغَنَّ tuḡanna	يُغَنَّ yuḡanna		تُغَنَّيَا tuḡannayā	يُغَنَّيَا yuḡannayā		نُغَنَّ nuḡanna	تُغَنَّوْا tuḡannaw	يُغَنَّوْا yuḡannaw
	f		تُغَنَّيْ tuḡannay	تُغَنَّ tuḡanna			تُغَنَّيَا tuḡannayā			تُغَنَّيْنَ tuḡannayna	يُغَنَّيْنَ yuḡannayna

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣi.nan/

Noun

غِنًى • (ḡinan) m (construct state غِنَى (ḡinā))

1. verbal noun of غَنِيَ (ḡaniya) (form I)
2. richness
3. freedom from need

   هُوَ فِي غِنًى عَنْهُ ― huwa fī ḡinan ʕanhu ― He can do without it.

Declension

Declension of noun غِنًى (ḡinan)

singular	singular in ـًى (-an)
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	غِنَى ḡinā	الْغِنَى al-ḡinā	غِنَى ḡinā
nominative	غِنًى ḡinan	الْغِنَى al-ḡinā	غِنَى ḡinā
accusative	غِنًى ḡinan	الْغِنَى al-ḡinā	غِنَى ḡinā
genitive	غِنًى ḡinan	الْغِنَى al-ḡinā	غِنَى ḡinā

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: غنا (gınâ)
  • > Turkish: gına (inherited)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
غ ن ي
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic غَنَّى (ḡannā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣan.na/, [ˈɣan.na]

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Verb

غنّى • (ḡanna) II (present بغنّي (biḡanni))

1. to sing

Conjugation

Conjugation of غنى

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	غنّيت (ḡannēt)	غنّيت (ḡannēt)	غنّى (ḡanna)		غنّينا (ḡannēna)	غنّيتو (ḡannētu)	غنّو (ḡannu)
	f		غنّيتي (ḡannēti)	غنّت (ḡannat)
present	m	بغنّي (baḡanni)	بتغنّي (bitḡanni)	بغنّي (biḡanni)		منغنّي (minḡanni)	بتغنّو (bitḡannu)	بغنّو (biḡannu)
	f		بتغنّي (bitḡanni)	بتغنّي (bitḡanni)
subjunctive	m	اغنّي (aḡanni)	تغنّي (tḡanni)	يغنّي (yḡanni)		نغنّي (nḡanni)	تغنّو (tḡannu)	يغنّو (yḡannu)
	f		تغنّي (tḡanni)	تغنّي (tḡanni)
imperative	m		غنّي (ḡanni)				غنّو (ḡannu)
	f		غنّي (ḡanni)