بغى

See also: بغي‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ب غ ي‎ (b-ḡ-y), cognate with Biblical Hebrew בָּעָה‎ (“seek”) and Aramaic בְּעָא‎ (“ask, seek”) and בְּעֵי‎.

Verb

بَغَى • (baḡā) I, non-past يَبْغِي‎‎ (yabḡī)

  1. to wish, to want

Conjugation

Verb

بَغَى • (baḡā) I, non-past يَبْغِي‎‎ (yabḡī)

  1. to fornicate, to whore

Conjugation

Verb

بَغَى • (baḡā) I, non-past يَبْغِي‎‎ (yabḡī)

  1. to sin, to do wrong, to violate (with عَلَى)

Conjugation

References

  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “بغى”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen
  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “بغى”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic بَغَى‎ (baḡā).

Pronunciation

Verb

بغى • (biḡa) (form I, non-past يِبي‎ (yibi) or يَبي‎ (yabi))

  1. to want

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ب غ ي‎
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic بَغَى‎ (baḡā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɣaː/

Verb

بغى • (bḡā) (form I, non-past يبغي‎ (yibḡi))

  1. to want
    Synonym: حب‎ (ḥabb)
    ‏شنو بغيت فهاد الدنيا؟‎‎
    šnu bḡīti f hād ed-dunya
    What do you want in this life?
  2. to love
    Synonym: حب‎ (ḥabb)
    ‏كنبغيك بالزاف.‎‎
    kanabḡīk bezzāf
    I love you so much.

Conjugation

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