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الغنة

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a nasal sound or resonance, often associated with the throat or nasal passage. It extends to concepts of abundance, ripeness, and fullness, particularly in natural contexts like vegetation and water. It can also describe a specific type of sound or voice.

Derived headwords

الغُنَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    nasal soundboth

    The resonance of speech in the throat or nasal passage.

  2. 2.
    sound of stonesclassical

    The sound made by stones, as used by Yazid bin al-A'war.

غَنَّverb
  1. 1.
    to be resonantboth

    To have a nasal sound or resonance.

  2. 2.
    to be abundantclassical

    Describing a valley as having abundant trees.

  3. 3.
    to be ripeclassical

    Describing palm trees as having ripened.

أَغَنَّadjective
  1. 1.
    resonantboth

    Having a nasal sound, especially referring to an animal whose sound emanates from its nostrils.

  2. 2.
    abundantclassical

    Describing a valley with abundant trees.

  3. 3.
    ripeclassical

    Describing palm trees as having ripened.

أَغَنَّverb
  1. 1.
    to make resonantclassical

    To cause something to have a nasal sound.

  2. 2.
    to make abundantclassical

    To make a valley abundant with trees.

  3. 3.
    to make ripeclassical

    To cause palm trees to ripen.

  4. 4.
    to make lushclassical

    To make a plant or branch verdant and flourishing.

  5. 5.
    to fillclassical

    To fill a waterskin.

تَغْنِينًاnoun
  1. 1.
    making resonantclassical

    The act of making something resonant or having a nasal sound.

الغِنَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    abundance of settlementclassical

    Referring to a village that is populous and well-built.

  2. 2.
    abundance of grassclassical

    Referring to a meadow that is rich in grass, or where the wind's sound is not clear due to dense vegetation.

أَغَنَّname
  1. 1.
    a man's nameclassical

    A man named Aghann, one of the companions of Tulayha.

Parallel reading

الغُنَّة، بالضم: جريان الكلام في اللهاة
Al-ghunnah, with dammah: the flow of speech in the uvula.
واستعملها يزيد بن الأعور في تصويت الحجارة
And Yazid bin al-A'war used it to describe the sound of stones.
و الوادي: كثر شجره
And the valley: its trees were abundant.
و النخل: أدرك
And the palm trees: they ripened.
وظبي أغن: يخرج صوته من خياشيمه
And a resonant gazelle: its sound comes from its nostrils.
وقول الجوهري: طير أغن، غلط
And Al-Jauhari's statement: a resonant bird, is incorrect.
وغننه تغنينا: جعله أغن
And he made it resonant (taghninan): he made it resonant.
والغناء من القرى: الجمة الأهل والبنيان
And abundance from villages: populous with people and buildings.
و من الرياض: الكثيرة العشب
And from meadows: abundant with grass.
أو تمر الريح فيها غير صافية الصوت لكثافة عشبها
Or the wind passes through it with an unclear sound due to its dense grass.
وأغن الذباب: صوت
And the buzzing of flies: a sound.
والله غصنه: جعله ناضرا
And God made his branch: verdant and flourishing.
والسقاء: امتلأ
And the waterskin: it was filled.
والأغن: رجل من أصحاب طليحة
And Al-Aghann: a man from the companions of Tulayha.