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غني

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of wealth, richness, and abundance. It can also denote being free from need or being self-sufficient. In a derived sense, it can refer to being plentiful or abundant in quantity.

Derived headwords

غَنِيَverb
  1. 1.
    to be richboth

    To possess abundant wealth and resources, leading to a state of affluence.

  2. 2.
    to be free from needboth

    To be self-sufficient and not require assistance from others, indicating independence.

غِنًىnoun
  1. 1.
    wealthboth

    A state of having abundant possessions and resources; affluence.

  2. 2.
    sufficiencyboth

    The state of being free from need or want; self-sufficiency.

أَغْنَىverb
  1. 1.
    to enrichboth

    To make someone wealthy or affluent; to provide with abundance.

  2. 2.
    to sufficeboth

    To be enough or adequate for a particular purpose or need.

  3. 3.
    to make independentclassical

    To free someone from dependence on others by providing them with sufficient means.

مُغْنٍadjective
  1. 1.
    richboth

    Possessing great wealth; affluent.

  2. 2.
    sufficientboth

    Adequate or enough to meet a need or purpose.

غَنِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    richboth

    Having a great deal of money or assets; wealthy.

  2. 2.
    abundantboth

    Existing or occurring in large amounts; plentiful.

  3. 3.
    self-sufficientboth

    Needing no external help or resources; independent.

غَنِيَّةname
  1. 1.
    Ghaniyahboth

    A female given name, derived from the root meaning 'rich' or 'abundant'.

Parallel reading

وغنية بنت رضى الجذامية، على فعيلة، روت عن عائشة، وعنها حوشب بن عقيل.
And Ghaniyah, daughter of Rida al-Juzamiyyah, on the pattern Fa'ilah, narrated from Aisha, and from her narrated Hawshab bin Uqayl.
وحميد بن أبي غنية عن الشعبي، وابنه عبد الملك وقد ينسب إلى جده عن أبي إسحاق السبيعي، وعنه ابنه يحيى، وثلاثتهم ثقات.
And Humayd bin Abi Ghaniyah narrated from al-Sha'bi, and his son Abd al-Malik, and sometimes attributed to his grandfather, narrated from Abi Ishaq al-Subai'i, and from him his son Yahya; and all three are trustworthy.
وغنية بنت أبي إهاب بن عزيز بن قيس بن سويد الدارمي.
And Ghaniyah, daughter of Abi Ihab bin Aziz bin Qays bin Suwayd al-Darimi.
وغنية بنت سمعان العدوية، عن أم حبيبة، قيدها ابن نقطة.
And Ghaniyah, daughter of Sim'an al-'Adawiyyah, narrated from Umm Habibah; Ibn Nuqta recorded her.