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رَنّ
to ring /ˈran.na/
verbB1#2084 most common
Also: to resound, to ring out, to jingle
Example sentences
رَنَّ الهاتِف.
The phone rang.
رَنَّ الجَرَس مَرَّتَيْن.
The bell rang twice.
رَنَّ هاتِفي أثناء الاجتماع.
My phone rang during the meeting.
رَنَّت الأجراس في الكنيسة صباح الأحد.
The bells rang in the church on Sunday morning.
لَمّا رَنَّ الهاتِف، عَرَفتُ فَوراً أنَّ الخَبَر سَيِّئ.
When the phone rang, I knew at once that the news was bad.
ظَلَّ صَوتُ الأجراس يَرِنُّ في أُذُنَيَّ طَوالَ اللَّيل كأنَّهُ صَدىً لا يَنطَفِئ.
The sound of the bells kept ringing in my ears all night, like an echo that would not fade.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَرِنّ | رَنَنْتُ | سَأَرِنّ |
| 2sg | تَرِنّ | رَنَنْتَ | سَتَرِنّ |
| 3sg | يَرِنّ | رَنَّ | سَيَرِنّ |
| 1pl | نَرِنّ | رَنَنّا | سَنَرِنّ |
| 2pl | تَرِنّونَ | رَنَنْتُمْ | سَتَرِنّونَ |
| 3pl | يَرِنّونَ | رَنّوا | سَيَرِنّونَ |
Word family
رَنينringing, a ringing sound
رَنّانresonant, ringing
أَرَنَّto make something ring
رَنّةa single ring, a ringtone
Etymology
The verb comes from the Semitic triliteral root r-n-n, which carries the sense of giving out a ringing or resonant cry. The doubled root produces a geminate verb. In Arabic the meaning settled on the ringing of bells, phones, and other resonant sounds.
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