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singing in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- ghināʾ
- Arabizi
ghinaa2- Type
- noun · masculine
- Root
- غ ن و
How to use it
'Ghināʾ' (غناء) is the verbal noun (masdar) of the verb 'ghannā' (غنّى), meaning 'to sing'. It refers to the act or art of singing. It's a common word used in contexts related to music, performance, and entertainment.
Example sentences
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يُحِبُّ الْأَطْفَالُ الْغِنَاءَ وَاللَّعِبَ.
yuḥibbu l-ʾaṭfālu l-ghināʾa wa-l-laʿiba.
Children love singing and playing.
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كَانَ صَوْتُهُ جَمِيلًا عِنْدَ الْغِنَاءِ.
kāna ṣawtuhu jamīlan ʿinda l-ghināʾi.
His voice was beautiful when singing.
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يَتَعَلَّمُ الطُّلَّابُ الْغِنَاءَ فِي الْمَدْرَسَةِ.
yataʿallamu ṭ-ṭullābu l-ghināʾa fī l-madrasati.
Students learn singing at school.
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.
Do you like singing?
هَل تُحِب الْغِنَاء؟
I am singing in Berber.
أنا أغنّي بالأمازيغيّة.
She's singing in Berber.
إنّها تغنّي بالأمازيغية.
Here's me singing "Sleep."
هذه انا اغني
Ken kept on singing that song.
واصل كين ترديد تلك الأغنية.
Tom asked Mary to stop singing.
طلب توم من ماري التوقف عن الغناء.
She's singing to her cat in Berber.
إنها تغنّي لقطِّها بالأمازيغيّة.
I heard my mother singing in the shower.
سمعت والدتي تغني في الحمام.
He began singing about social justice in 2005.
بدأ الغناء عن العدالة الاجتماعية عام 2005.
To distract them, she starts singing with them.
ولتشتيت إنتباههم بدأت بالغناء معهم.
Al-Jaf kept dancing, singing and rapping anyway.
على أية حال استمر الجاف في الرقص وغناء والراب.
She started singing when she was eight years old and took singing lessons regularly.
بدأت الغناء عندما كانت في الثامنة من العمر، وأخذت دروس في الغناء بانتظام.
Questions and answers
What is the verb for 'to sing'?
The verb is 'ghannā' (غنّى), which is a Form II verb. The present tense is 'yughannī' (يغني).
Are there different types of singing in Arabic?
Yes, there are many styles, like 'al-ghināʾ aṭ-ṭarabī' (الطرب - classical Arabic music) or 'al-ghināʾ ash-shaʿbī' (الشعبي - folk singing). The word 'ghināʾ' itself covers all of them.
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