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تمنى

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See also: تمني

Arabic

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Etymology

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From the root م ن ي (m-n-y) and م ن و (m-n-w).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ta.man.naː/
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Verb

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تَمَنَّى (tamannā) V (non-past يَتَمَنَّى (yatamannā), verbal noun تَمَنٍّ (tamannin))

  1. (transitive) to wish for, to desire
    الكثير من الناس يتمنون أيامًا أحلى.
    Many people wish for better days.
  2. (obsolete) to read
  3. (obsolete) to fabricate, to make up (text, speech, etc)
  4. (obsolete) to lie

Conjugation

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Descendants

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South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic تَمَنَّى (tamannā).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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تمنّى (tmanna) V (present بتمنّى (bitmanna))

  1. to hope
  2. to wish (something (+ ب) for someone)
    بتمنّالك بالنجاح بتحقيق أهدافك.
    batmannālak bi-n-najāḥ bi-taḥʔīʔ ʔahdāfak.
    I wish you success in accomplishing your goals.

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of تمنّى (tmanna)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m تمنّيت (tmannēt) تمنّيت (tmannēt) تمنّى (tmanna) تمنّينا (tmannēna) تمنّيتو (tmannētu) تمنّو (tmannu)
f تمنّيتي (tmannēti) تمنّت (tmannat)
present m بتمنّى (batmanna) بتتمنّى (btitmanna) بتمنّى (bitmanna) منتمنّى (mnitmanna) بتتمنّو (btitmannu) بتمنّو (bitmannu)
f بتتمنّي (btitmanni) بتتمنّى (btitmanna)
subjunctive m اتمنّى (atmanna) تتمنّى (titmanna) يتمنّى (yitmanna) نتمنّى (nitmanna) تتمنّو (titmannu) يتمنّو (yitmannu)
f تتمنّي (titmanni) تتمنّى (titmanna)
imperative m تمنّى (tmanna) تمنّو (tmannu)
f تمنّي (tmanni)