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غَنَّى
to sing /ɣanˈnaː/
verbB1#2184 most common
Also: to sing a song, to serenade, to chant
Example sentences
غَنَّى الوَلَدُ.
The boy sang.
غَنَّتْ أُمّي أُغْنِيَةً.
My mother sang a song.
غَنَّى المُطْرِبُ في الحَفْلِ أَمْسِ.
The singer sang at the concert yesterday.
غَنَّتِ الفَتاةُ أُغْنِيَةً جَميلَةً لِأَصْدِقائِها.
The girl sang a beautiful song for her friends.
غَنَّى الجُمْهورُ مَعَ الفِرْقَةِ حَتّى نِهايَةِ الحَفْلِ.
The audience sang along with the band until the end of the concert.
غَنَّى الشّاعِرُ لِوَطَنِهِ بِكَلِماتٍ أَثارَتْ مَشاعِرَ الحاضِرينَ.
The poet sang for his homeland with words that stirred the feelings of those present.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أُغَنّي | غَنَّيْتُ | سَأُغَنّي |
| 2sg | تُغَنّي | غَنَّيْتَ | سَتُغَنّي |
| 3sg | يُغَنّي | غَنَّى | سَيُغَنّي |
| 1pl | نُغَنّي | غَنَّيْنا | سَنُغَنّي |
| 2pl | تُغَنّونَ | غَنَّيْتُمْ | سَتُغَنّونَ |
| 3pl | يُغَنّونَ | غَنَّوْا | سَيُغَنّونَ |
Word family
Etymology
غَنَّى is a Form II verb built on the triliteral root غ-ن-ي. The base sense of the root ties to song and vocal performance, seen also in the noun غِناء (singing). The doubled middle radical marks the intensive pattern فَعَّلَ, which here carries the plain act of singing.
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