بغى

See also: بغي

Arabic

Etymology

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

  • (Kuwait) IPA(key): /ˈbɪ.ʁə/

Verb

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

  1. to want

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ب غ ي
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic بَغَى (baḡā, to want).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ba.ɣa/

Verb

بغى • (baḡa) I (non-past يِبْغى (yibḡa))

  1. to want
    Synonym: بغي (biḡi)
    أبغى أروح الملاهي
    ʔabḡa ʔarūḥ al-malāhi
    I want to go to the amusement park

Usage notes

The past forms of the verb بغى (baḡa) and بغي (biḡi) are intertwined in Hijazi but only non-past forms of بغي (biḡi) are used.

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ب غ ي
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic بَغَى (baḡā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɣaː/

Verb

بغى • (bḡā) 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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