غناء

غناء

See also: عناء‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root غ ن ي‎ (ḡ-n-y).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣi.naːʔ/
  • (Hijazi) IPA^(key): /ɣu.na/, [ɣʊna]

Noun

غِنَاء • (ḡināʾ) m

1. verbal noun of غَنَّى‎ (ḡannā, “to sing”) (form II)
2. singing, song

Declension

Declension of noun غِنَاء (ḡināʾ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غِنَاء ḡināʾ	الْغِنَاء‎ al-ḡināʾ	غِنَاء ḡināʾ
Nominative	غِنَاءٌ ḡināʾun	الْغِنَاءُ‎ al-ḡināʾu	غِنَاءُ ḡināʾu
Accusative	غِنَاءً ḡināʾan	الْغِنَاءَ‎ al-ḡināʾa	غِنَاءَ ḡināʾa
Genitive	غِنَاءٍ ḡināʾin	الْغِنَاءِ‎ al-ḡināʾi	غِنَاءِ ḡināʾi

References

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