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غَنِيّ
rich /ɣaˈnijj/
adjectiveB1#1891 most common
Also: wealthy, abundant (in something), self-sufficient
Example sentences
هُوَ غَنِيّ.
He is rich.
أَبِي رَجُل غَنِيّ.
My father is a rich man.
جَارِي غَنِيّ لَكِنَّهُ بَخِيل.
My neighbor is rich, but he is stingy.
هٰذَا البَلَد غَنِيّ بِالمَوَارِد الطَّبِيعِيَّة.
This country is rich in natural resources.
هٰذَا الطَّعَام غَنِيّ بِالفِيتَامِينَات وَلٰكِنَّهُ ثَقِيل عَلَى المَعِدَة.
This food is rich in vitamins, but it is heavy on the stomach.
الغَنِيّ الحَقِيقِيّ هُوَ مَنْ يَقْنَع بِمَا لَدَيْهِ، لَا مَنْ يَمْلِك الكَثِير.
The truly rich person is the one who is content with what he has, not the one who owns a lot.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | غَنِيٌّ | أَغْنِيَاءُ |
| Genitive | غَنِيٍّ | أَغْنِيَاءَ |
| Accusative | غَنِيًّا | أَغْنِيَاءَ |
| Vocative | يَا غَنِيُّ | يَا أَغْنِيَاءُ |
Word family
غِنًىwealth, richness
غَنِيَto be or become rich
أَغْنَىto enrich, to sufficeاِسْتَغْنَىto do without, to dispense with
أَغْنِيَاءrich people (plural)
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic triliteral root غ-ن-ي (gh-n-y), which carries the idea of having enough and being free from need. From it Arabic builds the noun غِنًى (wealth) and the verb غَنِيَ (to become rich). The adjective غَنِيّ follows the common فَعِيل pattern used for stable qualities.
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