غاية

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See also: غایه

Arabic

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Root
غ و ي (ḡ w y)
3 terms

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɣaː.ja/
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Noun

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غَايَة (ḡāyaf (plural غَايَات (ḡāyāt))

  1. end
  2. purpose, goal, aim, objective
    • Abú 'ṭ-Ṭayyib Aḥmad ibn al-Ḥusayn al-Mutanabbī al-Kindī (AD 915-965)
      أَغَايَةُ الدِّينِ أَنْ تُحْفُوا شَوَارِبَكُمْ / يَا أُمَّةً ضَحِكَتْ مِنْ جَهْلِهَا الْأُمَمُ
      ʔaḡāyatu ad-dīni ʔan tuḥfū šawāribakum / yā ʔummatan ḍaḥikat min jahlihā l-ʔumamu
      Is it the purpose of religion that you should trim your moustaches? / What a nation at whose ignorance other nations laugh!
  3. destination

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