Arabic

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Root
غ ن ي (ḡ n y)
9 terms

Etymology 1.1

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Elative of غَنِيّ (ḡaniyy, rich).

Adjective

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أَغْنَى (ʔaḡnā)

  1. elative degree of غَنِيّ (ḡaniyy):
    1. richer; richest
Declension
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Etymology 1.2

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Verb

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أَغْنَى (ʔaḡnā) IV (non-past يُغْنِي (yuḡnī), verbal noun إِغْنَاء (ʔiḡnāʔ))

  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
      maʔā ʔaḡnā ʕanhu māluhū wamā kasaba
      His wealth and gains will not benefit him.
  3. to replace, take the place of
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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أُغَنَّى (ʔuḡannā) (form II) /ʔu.ɣan.naː/

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