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غنى

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

3 غَاْنَىَ see غَنَاآءٌ. [From what is there said, it seems that غاناهُ signifies He was in no need of him, or it; like غَنِىَ عَنْهُ and استغنى عنه: compare تَغَانَوْا. -A2- And app. it signifies also He spoke, or talked, to him, i. e. to a child, or boy, saying to him what was pleasing to him; for it is said that] المُغَانَاةُ means تَكْلِيمُكَ الصَّبِىَّ بِمَا يَهْوَى. (JK.)

Derived headwords

غَاْنَىَverb
  1. 1.
غَنِىَ عَنْهُ
استغنى عنه
تَكْلِيمُكَ الصَّبِىَّ بِمَا