تمنى

العربية

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تمنى

/ta.man.naː/

Where it comes from

From the root م ن ي (m n y) and م ن و (m n w).

verb تَمَنَّى · tamannā · يَتَمَنَّى · تَمَنٍّ · مُتَمَنٍّ

transitive to wish for, to desire الكثير من الناس يتمنون أيامًا أحلى.
obsolete to read
obsolete to fabricate, to make up (text, speech, etc)
obsolete to lie

In English

if only signifies a wish or desire for the present or the future
wish to hope for an outcome
I wish I would very much like that to be so

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MLA

"تمنى." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AA%D9%85%D9%86%D9%89. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

تمنى. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AA%D9%85%D9%86%D9%89

Chicago

"تمنى." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AA%D9%85%D9%86%D9%89.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {تمنى},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AA%D9%85%D9%86%D9%89},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}