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عانَى
to suffer /ˈʕaːnaː/
verbA1#700 most common
Also: to endure, to undergo hardship, to struggle with
Example sentences
عانى كثيراً.
He suffered a lot.
عانى الرجلُ من المرض.
The man suffered from illness.
عانَيْتُ من الوحدة بعد انتقالي إلى المدينة.
I suffered from loneliness after I moved to the city.
تُعاني الكثير من العائلات من ارتفاع الأسعار هذا العام.
Many families are suffering from rising prices this year.
عانى الشعبُ ويلاتِ الحرب لسنواتٍ طويلة قبل أن يعمَّ السلام.
The people endured the horrors of war for long years before peace prevailed.
ما زال المرضى يُعانون في صمتٍ من آلامٍ مزمنة لم يجد لها الأطباء علاجاً ناجعاً.
The patients still suffer in silence from chronic pains for which doctors have found no effective cure.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أُعاني | عانَيْتُ | سَأُعاني |
| 2sg | تُعاني | عانَيْتَ | سَتُعاني |
| 3sg | يُعاني | عانَى | سَيُعاني |
| 1pl | نُعاني | عانَيْنا | سَنُعاني |
| 2pl | تُعانونَ | عانَيْتُمْ | سَتُعانونَ |
| 3pl | يُعانونَ | عانَوْا | سَيُعانونَ |
Word family
مُعاناةsuffering, ordealعَناءtoil, hardship
مُعانٍsufferer, one who endures
عَنىto mean, to concern
مَعْنىmeaning
Etymology
The verb comes from the Semitic root ʿ-n-y, which carries the idea of being concerned with or weighed down by something. The same root gives words for meaning, care, and attention. In Form III the sense narrows to bearing a burden over time, that is, to suffer or endure.
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