غنى

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See also: عنى, غني, عني, and غنی

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
غ ن ي (ḡ n y)
10 terms

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

Pronunciation

Verb

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

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

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
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/,
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

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

  1. to sing

Conjugation

    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)