بغي

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ب غ ي (b-ḡ-y). See also بَغَىٰ (baḡā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ba.ɣijj/

Noun

بَغِيّ (baḡiyy) f (plural بَغَايَا (baḡāyā))

  1. prostitute
  2. unchaste, harlot, strumpet, callet
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 19:20:
      أَنَّى يَكُونُ لِي غُلَامٌ وَلَمْ يَمْسَسْنِي بَشَرٌ وَلَمْ أَكُ بَغِيًّا
      ʾannā yakūnu lī ḡulāmun walam yamsasnī bašarun walam ʾaku baḡiyyan
      How can I have a boy if no man has touched me and I am not unchaste?

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