بغى

العربية

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بغى

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Cognate with Biblical Hebrew בָּעָה (“seek”) and Aramaic בְּעָא (“ask, seek”) and בְּעֵי.

verb بَغَى · baḡā · يَبْغِي · بُغْيَة · بَاغٍ

  1. transitive to desire, to covet
  2. transitive to wish for, to want

verb بَغَى · baḡā · يَبْغِي · بِغَاء · بَاغٍ

  1. to fornicate, to whore

verb بَغَى · baḡā · يَبْغِي · بَغْي · بَاغٍ

  1. to wrong, to violate, to oppress, to treat unjustly

In English

  • prostitute reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {بغى},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D8%BA%D9%89},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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