ناوي

نَاوِي • (nāwī) (form III)

1. second-person feminine singular active imperative of نَاوَى‎ (nāwā)

From Arabic نَاوِي‎ (nāwī). Equivalent to the active participle of نوى‎ (nawa, “to intend”) .

• IPA^(key): /naː.wi/, [ˈnæː.wi]

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ناوي • (nāwi) (feminine ناوية‎ (nāwye), common plural ناويين‎ (nāwyīn))

1. intending

   ‏أنا ناوي أروح عالبحر اليوم.‎‎

   ʔana nāwi ʔarūḥ ʕal-baḥr il-yōm

   I'm intending to go to the sea today.

2. willing

   ‏هو ناوي يساعدني، بس على شرط إنّي أساعده كمان.‎‎

   huwwe nāwi ysāʕidni bas ʕala šarṭ ʔinni ʔasāʕido kamān

   He's willing to help me, but on the condition that I help him too.