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 عَنْهُhuwa 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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