ابتغى

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ب غ ي (b-ḡ-y).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ib.ta.ɣaː/

Verb

اِبْتَغَى (ibtaḡā) VIII, non-past يَبْتَغِي‎ (yabtaḡī)

  1. (transitive) to aim at, to aspire to, to long for, to crave after
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 48:29:
      تَرَاهُمْ رُكَّعًا سُجَّدًا يَبْتَغُونَ فَضْلًا مِنَ اللَّهِ وَرِضْوَانًا
      tarāhum rukkaʿan sujjadan yabtaḡūna faḍlan mina l-lahi wariḍwānan
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Conjugation

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