how to pronounce обнять

/ɐbˈnʲætʲ/

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обнять is pronounced in two syllables

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nʲ

tʲ

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An example use of обнять in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… дома и никому тебя обнять и не знаю …”

meanings of обнять

verb:

To engulf, to envelop.
To hug, to embrace.

обнять frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word обнять occurs in russian on average 5.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.