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ظنى

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of thinking, assuming, or suspecting something. It encompasses notions of doubt, conjecture, and the act of believing or considering something to be the case, often without certainty.

Derived headwords

ظَنَّverb
  1. 1.
    to thinkboth

    To hold an opinion or belief about something, often based on conjecture or incomplete evidence.

  2. 2.
    to suspectboth

    To have an inkling or suspicion that something is the case, often with a negative connotation.

  3. 3.
    to assumeboth

    To take for granted or suppose something to be true.

  4. 4.
    to believeboth

    To accept something as true or real.

ظَنّnoun
  1. 1.
    thinkingboth

    The act or process of thinking, forming an opinion, or making a conjecture.

  2. 2.
    suspicionboth

    A feeling or belief that something is likely to be true, especially something bad.

  3. 3.
    conjectureboth

    An opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information.

ظَنُونnoun
  1. 1.
    suspicionboth

    A state of suspicion or doubt; a conjecture.

  2. 2.
    doubtboth

    A feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction.

تَظَنِّيverb
  1. 1.
    to suspectclassical

    To entertain a suspicion or conjecture about something.

  2. 2.
    to thinkclassical

    To consider or believe something to be the case.

تَظَنُّنnoun
  1. 1.
    suspicionclassical

    The act of suspecting or entertaining a conjecture.

  2. 2.
    thinkingclassical

    The act of thinking or considering.

Parallel reading

ليس في باب الظاء والنون غير التظني من الظن
There is nothing in the باب (chapter) of the ẓāʼ and the nūn other than 'al-taẓannī' from 'al-ẓann'.
وأصله التظنن
And its origin is 'al-taẓannun'.
فأبدل من إحدى النونات ياء
So, one of the nūns was substituted with a yāʼ.
وهو مثل تقضى من تقضض
And it is like 'taqaḍḍā' from 'taqaḍḍaḍ'.