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استغنى

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Arabic

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Root
غ ن ي (ḡ n y)
10 terms

Pronunciation

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Verb

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اِسْتَغْنَى (istaḡnā) X (non-past يَسْتَغْنِي (yastaḡnī), verbal noun اِسْتِغْنَاء (istiḡnāʔ))

  1. to be or become rich
  2. (transitive) to ask (someone, esp. God) to make one rich
  3. to do without, to manage without, to get along without, to dispense with [with عَن (ʕan) ‘something’]
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 96:7:
      أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰٓ
      once they think they are self-sufficient.

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Maltese: stagħna
  • South Levantine Arabic: استغنى (istaḡna)

References

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South Levantine Arabic

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Root
غ ن ي
3 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic اِسْتَغْنَى (istaḡnā).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /is.taɣ.na/, [ɪsˈtaɣna]
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

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استغنى (istaḡna) X (present بسغني (bistaḡni))

  1. to do without, to manage without, to get along without [with عن]
    بتقدر تستغني عنه؟
    btiʔdar tistaḡni ʕano?
    Can you manage without him?

Conjugation

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Conjugation of استغنى
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m استغنيت (staḡnēt) استغنيت (staḡnēt) استغنى (staḡna) استغنينا (staḡnēna) استغنيتو (staḡnētu) استغنو (staḡnu)
f استغنيتي (staḡnēti) استغنت (staḡnat)
present m بستغني (bastaḡni) بتستغني (btistaḡni) بستغني (bistaḡni) منستغني (mnistaḡni) بتستغنو (btistaḡnu) بستغنو (bistaḡnu)
f بتستغني (btistaḡni) بتستغني (btistaḡni)
subjunctive m أستغني (astaḡni) تستغني (tistaḡni) يستغني (yistaḡni) نستغني (nistaḡni) تستغنو (tistaḡnu) يستغنو (yistaḡnu)
f تستغني (tistaḡni) تستغني (tistaḡn)
imperative m استغني (staḡni) استغنو (staḡnu)
f استغني (staḡni)