Arabic edit

Root
ء ن ي (ʔ-n-y)

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

تَأَنَّى (taʔannā) V, non-past يَتَأَنَّى‎ (yataʔannā)

  1. to act without haste, to be patient, to act leisurely, to be meticulous
    مَنْ تَأَنَّى نَالَ مَا تَمَنَّى.
    man taʔannā nāla mā tamannā.
    Slow and steady wins the race.
    فِي ٱلتَّأَنِّي ٱلسَّلَامَةُ وَفِي ٱلْعَجَلَةِ ٱلنَّدَامَةُ.
    t-taʔannī s-salāmatu wafī l-ʕajalati n-nadāmatu.
    In caution there is safety; in haste repentance.

Conjugation edit