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Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of inclining or turning towards something, often with the connotation of listening attentively or paying heed. It encompasses both physical and metaphorical movement in a particular direction.

Derived headwords

صَغِيَverb
  1. 1.
    to inclineboth

    To lean or turn towards something, physically or metaphorically.

  2. 2.
    to listenboth

    To pay attention and heed what is being said.

صُغْيًاnoun
  1. 1.
    inclinationclassical

    The act of inclining or turning towards something.

  2. 2.
    listeningclassical

    The act of paying attention and heeding.

صَغْيًاnoun
  1. 1.
    inclinationclassical

    The act of inclining or turning towards something.

  2. 2.
    listeningclassical

    The act of paying attention and heeding.

Parallel reading

صَغِيَ، كَرَضِيَ، صَغْيًا وصُغْيًا: مَالَ، وَاسْتَمَعَ.
He inclined, like 'radiya', with 'ṣagyan' and 'ṣugyan': he leaned, and he listened.