غنن

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a nasal sound produced in the nose or throat, often associated with speech. It extends to describe things that are abundant, particularly in vegetation, and by extension, things that are full or overflowing.

Derived headwords

الغُنَّةnoun

1.
nasal soundboth
A sound produced in the nasal cavity or throat, often characteristic of certain speech patterns.

أَغَنَّadjective

1.
the one who speaks from his nasal cavityboth
the one who speaks from his nasal cavity

ظبي أغن — a gazelle with a nasal sound

واد أغن — a valley abundant in vegetation

أغن السقاء — the waterskin is full

غَنَّاءnoun

1.
abundanceclassical
A place, like a village, that is abundant in inhabitants and vegetation.

مُغَنٍّadjective

1.
having fliesclassical
Describing a valley where flies are present, indicating it is fertile and vegetated.
2.
fertileclassical
Describing a valley that has become fertile and vegetated.

واد مغن — a valley with flies (indicating fertility)

Parallel reading

الغنة: صوت في الخيشوم.

The ghunnah: a sound in the nasal cavity.

والأغن: الذي يتكلم من قبل خياشيمه.

And al-aghan: one who speaks from his nasal passages.

يقال: ظبي أغن.

It is said: a nasal-voiced gazelle.

وواد أغن، أي كثير العشب، لأنه إذا كان كذلك ألفه الذبان، وفي أصواتها غنة.

And a valley abundant in vegetation, meaning rich in grass, because when it is so, flies frequent it, and there is a nasal sound in their buzzing.

ومننه قيل للقرية الكثيرة الأهل والعشب: غناء.

And from this, a village abundant in inhabitants and vegetation is called ghannaa'.

وأما قولهم: واد مغن، فهو الذي صار فيه صوت الذبان، ولا يكون الذبان إلا في واد مخصب معشب.

As for their saying: a valley maghann, it is one in which the sound of flies has appeared, and flies are only found in a fertile, vegetated valley.

وأغن السقاء، إذا امتلأ.

And the waterskin is aghan, when it is full.

وأغن الوادي، فهو مغن.

And the valley became abundant (in vegetation), so it is maghann.