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English: Arabic (vocalized/unvocalized):
to wish for; to desire

بغى، يبغي، بغية (ه)‏

بَغى، يَبْغِي، بُغْيَةً (هُ)‏

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Categories:
Speech register: lofty
Knowledge: passive
Frequency: 3
Part of speech: verb
Morphological category: verb
Morph. pattern: فَعَلَ
Form: I
Root: بغي
Subject: Feelings and senses

Sample sentences:

‫الشَّابُ وَقَعَ فِي حُبِّ الْفَتاةِ وَهوَ يَبْغِي الزَّواجَ مِنْها‬