يغني أغنية
yughanni ughniyah
To sing a song in Arabic is يغني أغنية (yughanni ughniyah).
This phrase is used to describe the act of performing a piece of music by singing words to a melody.
How do you pronounce it?
yughanni ughniyah
Did you know?
- The word يغني (yughanni) can also be used metaphorically to mean 'to suffice' or 'to make someone independent of others'.
- Arabic music uses 'quarter tones', which are intervals smaller than those found in Western music. A person singing أغنية might hit a note that sounds 'out of tune' to an English speaker but is perfectly correct in Arabic.
- If you say you are 'singing' a song in a poetic context, you might actually be referring to the concept of 'tarab', which describes the state of musical ecstasy induced by a singer.
Examples in context
- هو يريد أن يغني أغنية.huwa yuridu an yughanni ughniyya.He wants to sing a song.
- الطفل يغني أغنية جميلة.al-tiflu yughanni ughniyya jamila.The child is singing a beautiful song.
