أصغى

See also: أصغي‎ and اصغي‎

Arabic

إِصْغَاء

Etymology

From the root ص غ و‎ (ṣ-ḡ-w); compare صَغَا‎ (ṣaḡā, “to incline, to lean”) (sense below of listen was originally incline an ear towards).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔasˤ.ɣaː/
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Verb

أَصْغَى • (ʔaṣḡā) IV, non-past يُصْغِي‎‎ (yuṣḡī)

  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)

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