غنى

غِنَاآءٌ ذ is an inf. n. of 3. (TA, [See the next preceding paragraph.]) -A2- Also, (TA,) [ Song, or vocal music; i. e.] an utterance of the voice with a prolonging and a sweet modulation thereof; (K, TA;) or a raising of the voice, and continuing it without interruption; (Nh, TA;) [ a singing, and a chanting; ] it is said in the S to be مِنَ السَّمَاعِ [meaning that it is a sort of musical performance ]: (TA:) being an utterance of the voice, its analogical form would be with damm [i. e. غُنَاآءٌ, like حُدَادٌ &c.]: (Msb, TA:) its pl. is أَغْنِيَةٌ: (MA:) [and ↓ مَغْنًى signifies the same as غِنَاآءٌ; and a mode of singing; and any particular air, or tune; and a song, i. e. a composition in verse that is sung or to be sung: and its pl. is مَغَانٍ: but perhaps it is post-classical: the pl. occurs in the K, in art. نصب:] غِنَاآءٌ [also] signifies [ a song, i. e.] poetry, or verse, that is [ sung, or chanted, or] uttered with a trilling, or quavering, or a prolonging and a sweet modulation, of the voice; (Har p. 286;) and ↓ أُغْنِيَّةٌ is syn. with غِنَاآءٌ (S, Har) in this sense; (Har;) or, as also ↓ اـِغْنِيَّةٌ, (Fr, K, TA,) and ↓ each of them also without teshdeed, (K, TA,) as mentioned by ISd, but said by him to be not of valid authority, (TA,) signifies a certain sort of غِنَاآء (K, TA) which they sing or chant: (TA:) and the pl. is أَغَانِىُّ (S, TA) [and أَغَانٍ, this latter being the pl. of each sing. that is without teshdeed]. ― -b2- الغِنَاآء is also used by a poet in the place of an inf. n., meaning التَّغَنِّى: he says, تَغَنِّ بِالشِّعْرِ اـِمَّا كُنْتَ قَائِلَهُ اـِنَّ الغِنَاآءَ بهٰذَا الشِعْرِ مِضْمَارُ [ Sing thou, or chant thou, the poetry, if thou be uttering it: verily the singing, or chanting, this poetry is a مضمار (expl. in art. ضمر)]. (TA.)