غِنَاءٌ
1.
is a verbal noun of 3. (TA, [See the next preceding paragraph.])
2.
Also, (TA,) [Song, or vocal music; i. e.] an utterance of the voice with a prolonging and a sweet modulation thereof; (K, TA;) or a raising of the voice, and continuing it without interruption; (Nh, TA;) [a singing, and a chanting;] it is said in the S to be مِنَ السَّمَاعِ [meaning that it is a sort of musical performance]: (TA:) being an utterance of the voice, its analogical form would be with damm [i. e. غُنَاءٌ, like حُدَادٌ &c.]: (Msb, TA:) its plural is أَغْنِيَةٌ: (MA:) [and
مَغْنًى signifies the same as
غِنَاءٌ; and a mode of singing; and any particular air, or tune; and a song, i. e. a composition in verse that is sung or to be sung: and its plural is مَغَانٍ: but perhaps it is post-classical: the plural occurs in the K, in article نصب:] غِنَاءٌ [also] signifies [a song, i. e.] poetry, or verse, that is [sung, or chanted, or] uttered with a trilling, or quavering, or a prolonging and a sweet modulation, of the voice; (Har p. 286;) and
أُغْنِيَّةٌ is synonym with غِنَاءٌ (S, Har) in this sense; (Har;) or, as also
إِغْنِيَّةٌ, (Fr, K, TA,) and ↓ each of them also without teshdeed, (K, TA,) as mentioned by ISd, but said by him to be not of valid authority, (TA,) signifies a certain sort of
غِنَاء (K, TA) which they sing or chant: (TA:) and the plural is أَغَانِىُّ (S, TA) [and أَغَانٍ, this latter being the plural of each singular that is without teshdeed].
3.
الغِنَاء is also used by a poet in the place of a verbal noun, meaning التَّغَنِّى: he says,
[Sing thou, or chant thou, the poetry, if thou be uttering it: verily the singing, or chanting, this poetry is a مضمار (explained in article ضمر)]. (TA.)تَغَنِّ بِالشِّعْرِ إِمَّا كُنْتَ قَايءِلَهُإِنَّ الغِنَاءَ بهٰذَا الشِعْرِ مِضْمَارُ