غنى

See also: عنى, غني, عني, and غنی

Arabic

Root
غ ن ي (ḡ-n-y)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): /ɣan.naː/

Verb

غَنَّى • (ḡannā) II, non-past يُغَنِّي‎ (yuḡannī)

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

Pronunciation 2

  • IPA(key): /ɣi.nan/

Noun

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

  1. verbal noun of غَنِيَ (ḡaniya) (form I)
  2. richness
  3. free from need
    هُوَ فِي غِنًى عَنْهُ ― huwa fī ḡinan ʕanhu ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Declension

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 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)
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