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نغى

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of speaking or uttering, particularly in a subtle or hesitant manner. It also extends to the meaning of a small piece of information or news.

Derived headwords

نَغَىverb
  1. 1.
    to speakboth

    To utter words or sounds; to communicate verbally.

  2. 2.
    to utter a soundclassical

    To make a vocal sound, often implying a minimal or hesitant utterance.

نَغْيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a wordclassical

    A single unit of language; a spoken utterance.

  2. 2.
    a piece of newsclassical

    A small amount of information or a report about something.

  3. 3.
    a soundclassical

    An utterance or vocalization, often referring to a short or indistinct sound.

Parallel reading

سكت فلان فما نغى بحرف
So-and-so remained silent and did not utter a single letter.
أي ما نبس
Meaning, he did not speak.
وسمعت نغية من كذا وكذا
And I heard a piece of news about so-and-so.
أي شيئا من خبر
Meaning, something of news.
لما سمعت نغية كالشهد
When I heard a piece of news like honey.
النغية مثل النغمة
The 'naghya' is like the 'naghma' (tune/melody).
وسمعت منه نغية
And I heard from him a sound/utterance.
وهو الكلام الحسن
Which is good speech.