غني

See also: عنى‎, عني‎, and غنى‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root غ ن ي‎ (ḡ-n-y).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɣa.nijj/

Adjective

غَنِيّ • (ḡaniyy) (feminine غَنِيَّة‎ (ḡaniyya), masculine plural أَغْنِيَاء‎ (ʾaḡniyāʾ), feminine plural غَنِيَّات‎ (ḡaniyyāt), elative أَغْنَى‎ (ʾaḡnā))

rich, wealthy
in no need [+ عَن‎ (object) = of]

Declension

Declension of adjective غَنِيّ (ḡaniyy)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	غَنِي ḡanī	الْغَنِي‎ al-ḡanī	غَنِيَّة‎ ḡaniyya	الْغَنِيَّة‎ al-ḡaniyya
Nominative	غَنِيٌّ ḡaniyyun	الْغَنِيُّ‎ al-ḡaniyyu	غَنِيَّةٌ‎ ḡaniyyatun	الْغَنِيَّةُ‎ al-ḡaniyyatu
Accusative	غَنِيًّا‎ ḡaniyyan	الْغَنِيَّ‎ al-ḡaniyya	غَنِيَّةً‎ ḡaniyyatan	الْغَنِيَّةَ‎ al-ḡaniyyata
Genitive	غَنِيٍّ ḡaniyyin	الْغَنِيِّ‎ al-ḡaniyyi	غَنِيَّةٍ‎ ḡaniyyatin	الْغَنِيَّةِ‎ al-ḡaniyyati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	غَنِيَّيْن‎ ḡaniyyayn	الْغَنِيَّيْن‎ al-ḡaniyyayn	غَنِيَّتَيْن‎ ḡaniyyatayn	الْغَنِيَّتَيْن‎ al-ḡaniyyatayn
Nominative	غَنِيَّانِ‎ ḡaniyyāni	الْغَنِيَّانِ‎ al-ḡaniyyāni	غَنِيَّتَانِ‎ ḡaniyyatāni	الْغَنِيَّتَانِ‎ al-ḡaniyyatāni
Accusative	غَنِيَّيْنِ‎ ḡaniyyayni	الْغَنِيَّيْنِ‎ al-ḡaniyyayni	غَنِيَّتَيْنِ‎ ḡaniyyatayni	الْغَنِيَّتَيْنِ‎ al-ḡaniyyatayni
Genitive	غَنِيَّيْنِ‎ ḡaniyyayni	الْغَنِيَّيْنِ‎ al-ḡaniyyayni	غَنِيَّتَيْنِ‎ ḡaniyyatayni	الْغَنِيَّتَيْنِ‎ al-ḡaniyyatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَغْنِيَاء‎ ʾaḡniyāʾ	الْأَغْنِيَاء‎ al-ʾaḡniyāʾ	غَنِيَّات‎ ḡaniyyāt	الْغَنِيَّات‎ al-ḡaniyyāt
Nominative	أَغْنِيَاءُ‎ ʾaḡniyāʾu	الْأَغْنِيَاءُ‎ al-ʾaḡniyāʾu	غَنِيَّاتٌ‎ ḡaniyyātun	الْغَنِيَّاتُ‎ al-ḡaniyyātu
Accusative	أَغْنِيَاءَ‎ ʾaḡniyāʾa	الْأَغْنِيَاءَ‎ al-ʾaḡniyāʾa	غَنِيَّاتٍ‎ ḡaniyyātin	الْغَنِيَّاتِ‎ al-ḡaniyyāti
Genitive	أَغْنِيَاءَ‎ ʾaḡniyāʾa	الْأَغْنِيَاءِ‎ al-ʾaḡniyāʾi	غَنِيَّاتٍ‎ ḡaniyyātin	الْغَنِيَّاتِ‎ al-ḡaniyyāti

References

Wehr, Hans (1979), “غني”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Pronunciation 1

IPA^(key): /ɣan.niː/

Verb

غَنِّي • (ḡannī) (form II)

second-person feminine singular active imperative of غَنَّى‎ (ḡannā)

Pronunciation 2

IPA^(key): /ɣun.ni.ja/

Verb

غُنِّيَ • (ḡunniya) (form II)

third-person masculine singular past passive of غَنَّى‎ (ḡannā)

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