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sing in Arabic

غَنَى
Pronunciation
ġanā
Arabizi
gna
Type
verb
Root
غ ن ي

How to use it

غنى is the common verb for “to sing”. It is a regular verb (past غَنَى, present يَغْنِي).

Example sentences

  • يَغْنِي الطِّفْلُ أُغْنِيَةً

    yaghnī al-ṭiflu uġniyatan

    The child sings a song

  • نَحْنُ نَغْنِي سَوِيًّا

    naḥnu nagh'nī sawiyyًا

    We sing together

  • هِيَ تُغَنِّي بِصَوْتٍ جَمِيلٍ

    hiya tughannī bi-ṣawtin jamīlin

    She sings with a beautiful voice

Examples from real texts

Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.

I sing.

أنا أغني.

Birds sing.

الطيور تغرد.

Children, born for Sing-Sing,

أطفال يولدون ومصائرهم إلى السجن

Sing to Yahweh a new song! Sing to Yahweh, all the earth.

رنموا للرب ترنيمة جديدة رنمي للرب يا كل الارض‎.

Sing to him. Sing praises to him. Tell of all his marvelous works.

غنوا له. ترنموا له. تحادثوا بكل عجائبه.

I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O LORD, will I sing.

لداود. مزمور‎. ‎رحمة وحكما اغني. لك يا رب ارنم‎.

Sing to Yahweh with thanksgiving. Sing praises on the harp to our God,

اجيبوا الرب بحمد. رنموا لالهنا بعود‎.

Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works.

غنوا له. ترنموا له. تحادثوا بكل عجائبه.

Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth! Sing praises to the Lord! Selah.

يا ممالك الارض غنوا لله رنموا للسيد. سلاه‎.

Sing praise to God, sing praises. Sing praises to our King, sing praises.

‎رنموا لله رنموا. رنموا لملكنا رنموا‎.

Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises.

‎رنموا لله رنموا. رنموا لملكنا رنموا‎.

Don't worry about tunes. Take a tune, sing high when they sing low, sing fast when they sing slow, and you've got a new tune."

لا تقلق بشأن الإيقاعات. خذ لحنا، غنّ عاليا عندما يغنون بانخفاض، غنّ سريعا عندما يغنون ببطء، فتكون قد حصلت على لحن جديد ".

Questions and answers

Is there a different verb for chanting?

For chanting you can use ترنيم or تلاوة.

Can I use غنى for “to hum”?

For humming you would say همهمة or تدنّيت.

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