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رَنِين
ringing (sound), resonance /raˈniːn/
nounB2#3313 most common
Also: ring tone, resounding echo, reverberation
Example sentences
يُعْجِبُني رَنِينُ الجَرَسِ.
I like the ringing of the bell.
سَمِعْتُ رَنِينَ الهاتِفِ في اللَّيْلِ.
I heard the phone ringing at night.
رَنِينُ السّاعَةِ أَيْقَظَني مِن نَوْمي.
The clock's ringing woke me from my sleep.
كانَ رَنِينُ أَجْراسِ الكَنيسَةِ يَتَرَدَّدُ في أَنْحاءِ المَدينَةِ.
The ringing of the church bells echoed through the city.
لا يَزالُ رَنِينُ كَلِماتِها يَتَرَدَّدُ في أُذُنَيَّ حَتَّى الآن.
The echo of her words still rings in my ears even now.
أَصابَهُ طَنينٌ وَرَنِينٌ في أُذُنَيْهِ بَعْدَ الانْفِجارِ، مِمّا أَثَّرَ عَلى قُدْرَتِهِ عَلى التَّرْكيز.
He developed buzzing and ringing in his ears after the explosion, which hurt his ability to concentrate.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | رَنِينٌ | رَنِينٌ |
| Genitive | رَنِينٍ | رَنِينٍ |
| Accusative | رَنِيناً | رَنِيناً |
| Vocative | يا رَنِينُ | يا رَنِينُ |
Word family
رَنَّto ring, resound
رَنَّانresonant, ringing, sonorous
رَنَّةa single ring, beep, or ringtone
أَرَنَّto make something ring or resound
Etymology
رَنِين comes from the native Arabic root ر-ن-ن (r-n-n), which covers ringing, resounding, and resonant sound. The word itself is a فَعِيل (faʿīl) pattern noun built from the verb رَنَّ, to ring or resound. This is a Semitic root, not an Indo-European one, so it has no Proto-Indo-European ancestor.
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