غنى

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See also: عنى, غني, عني, and غنی

Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Root
غ ن ي (ḡ n y)
9 terms

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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

  1. to sing
  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
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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غِنًى (ḡinanm (construct state غِنَى (ḡinā))

  1. verbal noun of غَنِيَ (ḡaniya) (form I)
  2. richness
  3. freedom from need
    هُوَ فِي غِنًى عَنْهُhuwa fī ḡinan ʕanhuHe can do without it.
Declension
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South Levantine Arabic

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Root
غ ن ي
3 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic غَنَّى (ḡannā).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɣan.na/, [ˈɣan.na]
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

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

  1. to sing

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of غنّى (ḡanna)
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)