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وَنّ
to moan /ˈwann/
verbA2#1332 most common
Also: to groan, to wail, to whimper
Example sentences
وَنَّ الوَلَدُ مِنَ الأَلَمِ.
The boy moaned from the pain.
تَوِنُّ الأُمُّ عَلى ابنِها المَريضِ كُلَّ لَيلَةٍ.
The mother moans over her sick son every night.
سَمِعتُ المَريضَ يَوِنُّ طَوالَ اللَّيلِ في الغُرفَةِ المُجاوِرَةِ.
I heard the patient moaning all night long in the next room.
كانَ الجُنودُ الجَرحى يَوِنّونَ في الخَنادِقِ بَعدَ أَنِ انتَهَتِ المَعرَكَةُ.
The wounded soldiers were moaning in the trenches after the battle ended.
ما إنْ ذَكَرَ فِراقَ أَحبابِهِ حَتّى وَنَّ وَنينَ الثَّكْلى.
No sooner had he mentioned parting from his loved ones than he moaned like a bereaved mother.
في الشِّعرِ الخَليجِيِّ تَوِنُّ القَصيدَةُ بِحَنينٍ دَفينٍ، فَكَأَنَّ كُلَّ بَيتٍ يَئِنُّ ويَوِنُّ شَوقاً إلى الدِّيارِ.
In Gulf poetry the poem moans with buried longing, as if every verse groans and wails with yearning for home.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَوِنُّ | وَنَنْتُ | سَأَوِنُّ |
| 2sg | تَوِنُّ | وَنَنْتَ | سَتَوِنُّ |
| 3sg | يَوِنُّ | وَنَّ | سَيَوِنُّ |
| 1pl | نَوِنُّ | وَنَنّا | سَنَوِنُّ |
| 2pl | تَوِنّونَ | وَنَنْتُمْ | سَتَوِنّونَ |
| 3pl | يَوِنّونَ | وَنّوا | سَيَوِنّونَ |
Word family
وَنينmoaning, a plaintive drawn-out sound
وَنّةa mournful sigh or moan, common in Gulf usage
وانّmoaning, one who moans
أَنينgroaning, a close synonym from the root a-n-n
Etymology
The verb comes from the Semitic root w-n-n, whose doubled nūn imitates a low, continuous sound. In classical Arabic it described a soft moan or drone. The related noun wanīn names a plaintive moaning sound, and the verb pairs in old usage with anna, to groan.
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