غي

Verbal noun of غَوَى (ḡawā).

• IPA^(key): /ɣajj/
• Rhymes: -ajj

غَيّ • (ḡayy) m

1. verbal noun of غَوَىٰ (ḡawā) (form I)
2. falsehood, misguidance, corruption
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:256:

     قَدْ تَبَيَّنَ الرُّشْدُ مِنَ الْغَيِّ

     qad tabayyana r-rušdu mina al-ḡayyi

     for the truth stands out clearly from falsehood.

3. torment, torture