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مَغْزَى
underlying meaning /ˈmaɣ.zaː/
nounB2#3024 most common
Also: point, significance, moral
Example sentences
ما مغزى هذه القصة؟
What is the point of this story?
لم أفهم مغزى كلامك.
I didn't understand the point of what you said.
مغزى الفيلم عميق جدًا.
The film's underlying meaning is very deep.
حاول الكاتب إيصال مغزى مهم من خلال الرواية.
The writer tried to convey an important message through the novel.
يكمن مغزى الأسطورة في التحذير من الغرور.
The significance of the myth lies in warning against arrogance.
تتعدد التأويلات حول المغزى الحقيقي الذي قصده الشاعر في هذه الأبيات.
Interpretations vary on the true meaning the poet intended in these verses.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مَغْزًى | مَغَازٍ |
| Genitive | مَغْزًى | مَغَازٍ |
| Accusative | مَغْزًى | مَغَازِيَ |
| Vocative | مَغْزَى | مَغَازِيَ |
Word family
غزاto raid, wage a campaign; to aim at or intend
غزوةa raid or military expedition
غازيa raider or conqueror (also a common name)
مغازيmilitary campaigns; also the genre of early accounts of the Prophet's campaigns
Etymology
The word comes from the Arabic root gh-z-w, seen in the verb ghazā, which means to set out toward a target or to raid. Maghzā is a noun of the maf'al pattern built on this root, and it originally named the objective a raider rode out to reach. Over time its sense shifted from a physical target to an abstract one: the point or intention behind words, a story, or an action.
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