أنانية

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أنانية^¹

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Relative noun (nisba) composed of أَنَانِيّ (ʔanāniyy, “egotistical”) + ـَة (-a).

noun أَنَانِيَّة · ʔanāniyya · الْأَنَانِيَّة · أَنَانِيَّةٌ

selfishness, egoism
Similar: أَثَرَة · Opposite: إِيثَار

أنانية^²

adjective أَنَانِيَّة · ʔanāniyya

feminine, singular feminine singular of أَنَانِيّ (ʔanāniyy)

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egoism tendency to think of self
selfishness quality of being selfish

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"أنانية." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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أنانية. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9

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"أنانية." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {أنانية},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}