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مَعْنًى

meaning

Noun · masculineRoot ع-ن-ي

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Highlights

Most common words from the same root

Verb · Form I
to happen
Verb · Form I
to mean
Verb · Form I
to be a captive
Verb · Form I
to fill with anxiety
Verb · Form III
to suffer
Verb · Form VIII
to look after

مَعْنًى in English

Noun · masculine

  1. meaning, import, sense
  2. concept, notion, idea, thought
  3. rhetorical expression, figurative expression

Word origin

From the root ع ن ي (ʕ n y), from the verb عَنَى (ʕanā, “to be on someone's mind”).

Words from the root ع-ن-ي

Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →

عَنَى · present يَعْنِي

to happen, to occur, to befall; to produce; to do good, to agree with

عَنْي
Verbal noun
عَانٍ
Active participle
مَعْنِيّ
Passive participle
Derived noun
meaning
عَنَى · present يَعْنِي

to mean, to signify; to concern, to refer to

عِنَايَة
Verbal noun
attention
عَنْي
Verbal noun
عَانٍ
Active participle
مَعْنِيّ
Passive participle
عَنَى · present يَعْنِي

to be a captive; to do good, to agree with

عَنَاء
Verbal noun
عَانٍ
Active participle
مَعْنِيّ
Passive participle
عَنَى · present يَعْنِي

to fill with anxiety, to engross, to trouble

عَنَايَة
Verbal noun
عِنَايَة
Verbal noun
عُنِيّ
Verbal noun
عَانٍ
Active participle
مَعْنِيّ
Passive participle
عَانَى · present يُعَانِي

to suffer, to bear, to endure (من)

مُعَانَاة
Verbal noun
مُعَانٍ
Active participle
مُعَانًى
Passive participle
اِعْتَنَى · present يَعْتَنِي

to look after, to take care, to nurse

اِعْتِنَاء
Verbal noun
مُعْتَنٍ
Active participle
مُعْتَنًى
Passive participle
مَعْنَوِيّ
Adjective
semantic
مَعْنَوِيَّات
Noun
morale

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