Arabic edit

Root
غ ن ي (ḡ-n-y)

Etymology 1 edit

Elative of غَنِيّ (ḡaniyy, rich).

Adjective edit

أَغْنَى (ʔaḡnā)

  1. elative degree of غَنِيّ (ḡaniyy):
    1. richer; richest
Declension edit

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

أَغْنَى (ʔaḡnā) IV, non-past يُغْنِي‎ (yuḡnī)

  1. to enrich
  2. to avail, to benefit, to be of use
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 111:2:
      مَآ أَغۡنَىٰ عَنۡهُ مَالُهُۥ وَمَا كَسَبَ
      His wealth and gains will not benefit him.
  3. to replace, take the place of
Conjugation edit

Verb edit

أُغَنَّى (ʔuḡannā) (form II)

  1. first-person singular non-past passive indicative of غَنَّى (ḡannā)
  2. first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of غَنَّى (ḡannā)