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ظنو

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of thinking, assuming, or supposing. It encompasses various nuances of belief, doubt, and conjecture, often related to forming an opinion or making a judgment without complete certainty.

Derived headwords

ظَنَّverb
  1. 1.
    to thinkboth

    To form an opinion or belief about something, often without complete certainty.

  2. 2.
    to supposeboth

    To assume something to be true, often as a basis for further reasoning or action.

  3. 3.
    to doubtclassical

    To be uncertain about something; to question its truth or validity.

ظَنٌّnoun
  1. 1.
    thinkingboth

    The act or process of forming an opinion or belief.

  2. 2.
    suppositionboth

    An assumption or conjecture.

  3. 3.
    doubtclassical

    Uncertainty or skepticism.

تَظَنَّىverb
  1. 1.
    to pretend to thinkclassical

    To feign or act as if one is thinking or supposing something, often to deceive.

Parallel reading

تظنى الرجل: أي ظن
The man pretended to think: meaning he thought.
وهو تفعل منه
And it is a 'tafa'ala' form derived from it.
فأبدل من إحدى النونات ياء مثل تقضى من تقضض
So one of the 'n's was substituted with a 'y', like 'taqadda' from 'taqadada'.
قاله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari said this.