غنية

Arabic

Adjective

غَنِيَّة • (ḡaniyya) f

  1. feminine singular of غَنِيّ (ḡaniyy)

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic أُغْنِيَّة (ʔuḡniyya). The gemination of the ن (n) may reflect influence from the stem of the verb غَنّى (ḡanna, “to sing”), especially in the pronunciation below that begins with غَنّـ (ḡann-).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣin.nij.je/, [ɣɪnˈnijje], [ʁɪnˈnijje]
  • IPA(key): /ɣan.nij.je/, [ɣanˈnijje], [ʁanˈnijje]

Noun

غنية • (ḡinniyye, ḡanniyye) f (plural أغاني (ʔaḡāni, ʔaḡāne) or غناني (ḡanāni))

  1. song
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