maṣdarصَغًاmuḍāriʿيَصْغُو يَصْغَى
Core sense — he, or it, inclined; he gave ear, he listenedgenerated
1.1he, or it, inclined [to the thing]—إِلَى الشَّىْءِ
and [صَغَى, muḍāriʿ] يَصْغِى or يَصْغَى; but it is said that the correct form is يَصْغِى, with kesr, as in the S. Maṣdar صُغُوٌّ and صَغِىَ, maṣdar صَغًا and صُغِىٌّ.
Or they sometimes mean: he (a man) had an inclining of his حَنَك [here apparently the mouth, or the part below the mouth], or of one of his lips; so correctly, as in the M and A. The meaning given above is unquestionably correct and is the one that predominates. شِدْقَيْهِ in some copies of the K [and شِقَّيْهِ in others] is a mistake for شَفَتَيْهِ.
he, or it, inclined [to such a thing]—إِلَى كَذَا
his ear inclined to him, or it—صَغَتْ إِلَيْهِ أُذُنُهُ
[For the hearts of you two have inclined to that which is not right]—فَقَدْ صَغَتْ قُلُوبُكُمَا
the stars inclined to setting—صَغَتِ النُّجُومُ
the sun inclined to setting—الشَّمْسُ
the man inclined, or leaned, on one side—صَغَا الرَّجُلُ
[as though meaning he inclined to set himself against the people or party]—صَغِىَ
In the Qur'ān 66:4.
Or: he bent, or bowed, himself over his bow.
Also عَلَى القَوْمِ. Said of a man whose love, or affection, is with people who are not of that people or party.
1.1.1he inclined and gave ear, or listened—صَغِىَ
in agreement with the S and M; the copies of the K give, wrongly, صَغْىٌ and صُغِىٌّ.
Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1
6:113
وَلِتَصْغَىٰٓ إِلَيْهِ أَفْـِٔدَةُ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَلِيَرْضَوْهُ وَلِيَقْتَرِفُوا۟ مَا هُم مُّقْتَرِفُونَTo such (deceit) let the hearts of those incline, who have no faith in the hereafter: let them delight in it, and let them earn from it what they may.
66:4
إِن تَتُوبَآ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ فَقَدْ صَغَتْ قُلُوبُكُمَا ۖ وَإِن تَظَـٰهَرَا عَلَيْهِ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ مَوْلَىٰهُ وَجِبْرِيلُ وَصَـٰلِحُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۖ وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ ظَهِيرٌIf ye two turn in repentance to Him, your hearts are indeed so inclined; But if ye back up each other against him, truly Allah is his Protector, and Gabriel, and (every) righteous one among those who believe,- and furthermore, the angels - will back (him) up.
Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.
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, aor. يَصْغُو ; (S, Msb, K;) and [ صَغَى , aor.] يَصْغِى , (S, TA, and so in some copies of the K,) or يَصْغَى ; (Msb, and so in some copies of the K, and in the M, but it is said in the TA that it is correctly يَصْغِى , with kesr, as in the S;) inf. n. صُغُوٌّ ; (S, Msb, K;) and صَغِىَ , aor. يَصْغَى , inf. n. صَغًا and صُغِىٌّ ; (S, Msb, K;) He, or it inclined, (S, Msb, K, TA,) إِلَى الشَّىْءِ [to the thing], (TA,) or إِلَى كَذَا [to such a thing]: (Msb:) or they signify [sometimes, for the meaning expl. above is unquestionably correct, and is that which is predominant,] he (a man, TA) had an inclining of his حَنَك [here app. meaning the mouth or the part below the mouth]; (K, TA;) or of one of his lips; thus correctly, as in the M and A; شِدْقَيْهِ in [some of] the copies of the K [and شِقَّيْهِ in others] being a mistake for شَفَتَيْهِ . (TA.) You say, صَغَتْ إِلَيْهِ أُذُنُهُ His ear inclined to him, or it. (TA.) And hence, in the Kur [lxvi. 4], فَقَدْ صَغَتْ قُلُوبُكُمَا [For the hearts of you two have inclined to that which is not right]. (Msb.) And صَغَتِ النُّجُومُ , (S, Msb,) and الشَّمْسُ , (K,) The stars, and the sun, inclined to setting. (S, Msb, K.) And صَغَا الرَّجُلُ The man inclined, or leaned, on one side: or bent, or bowed, himself upon his bow. (TA.) And صَغِىَ , عَلَى القَوْمِ inf. n. صَغًا , [as though meaning He inclined to set himself against the people or party,] is said of one when his love, or affection, is with such as are not of the said people, or party. (TA.) And صَغِىَ , aor. يَصْغَى , (K, TA,) inf. n. صَغًا agreeably with the S and M, accord. to the copies of the K, erroneously, صَغْىٌ , (TA,) and صُغِىٌّ , (K, TA,) He inclined and gave ear, or hearkened, or listened. (K. [See also the next paragraph.])