See also: أصغي and اصغي

Arabic edit

 
إِصْغَاء

Etymology edit

Root
ص غ و (ṣ-ḡ-w)

Compare صَغَا (ṣaḡā, to incline, to lean) (sense below of listen was originally incline an ear towards).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʔasˤ.ɣaː/
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Verb edit

أَصْغَى (ʔaṣḡā) IV, non-past يُصْغِي‎ (yuṣḡī)

  1. to listen closely to, to lend an ear to, to pay attention to, to hark, to hearken, to listen, to attend
    أَصْغِ إِلَيَّ
    ʔaṣḡi ʔilayya
    listen to me
  2. to incline, lean, bend towards (obsolete)

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