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أصغى

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See also: أصغي and اصغي

Arabic

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إِصْغَاء

Etymology

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Root
ص غ و (ṣ ḡ w)
3 terms

Compare صَغَا (ṣaḡā, to incline, to lean) (sense below of listen was originally incline an ear towards).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔasˤ.ɣaː/
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Verb

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أَصْغَى (ʔaṣḡā) IV (non-past يُصْغِي (yuṣḡī), verbal noun إِصْغَاء (ʔiṣḡāʔ))

  1. to listen closely to, to lend an ear to, to pay attention to, to hark, to hearken, to listen, to attend
    أَصْغِ إِلَيَّ
    ʔaṣḡi ʔilayya
    listen to me
  2. to incline, lean, bend towards (obsolete)

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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