أغلبية

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Arabic

Root
غ ل ب (ḡ-l-b)

Etymology

Relative noun (nisba) composed of أَغْلَب (ʔaḡlab) +‎ ـِيَّة (-iyya).

Pronunciation

Noun

أَغْلَبِيَّة • (ʔaḡlabiyya) f (plural أَغْلَبِيَّات (ʔaḡlabiyyāt))

  1. majority
    Synonym: أَكْثَرِيَّة (ʔakṯariyya)
    Antonym: أَقَلِّيَّة (ʔaqalliyya)

Declension

Declension of noun أَغْلَبِيَّة (ʔaḡlabiyya)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal أَغْلَبِيَّة
ʔaḡlabiyya 		الْأَغْلَبِيَّة
al-ʔaḡlabiyya 		أَغْلَبِيَّة
ʔaḡlabiyyat
Nominative أَغْلَبِيَّةٌ
ʔaḡlabiyyatun 		الْأَغْلَبِيَّةُ
al-ʔaḡlabiyyatu 		أَغْلَبِيَّةُ
ʔaḡlabiyyatu
Accusative أَغْلَبِيَّةً
ʔaḡlabiyyatan 		الْأَغْلَبِيَّةَ
al-ʔaḡlabiyyata 		أَغْلَبِيَّةَ
ʔaḡlabiyyata
Genitive أَغْلَبِيَّةٍ
ʔaḡlabiyyatin 		الْأَغْلَبِيَّةِ
al-ʔaḡlabiyyati 		أَغْلَبِيَّةِ
ʔaḡlabiyyati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal أَغْلَبِيَّتَيْن
ʔaḡlabiyyatayn 		الْأَغْلَبِيَّتَيْن
al-ʔaḡlabiyyatayn 		أَغْلَبِيَّتَيْ
ʔaḡlabiyyatay
Nominative أَغْلَبِيَّتَانِ
ʔaḡlabiyyatāni 		الْأَغْلَبِيَّتَانِ
al-ʔaḡlabiyyatāni 		أَغْلَبِيَّتَا
ʔaḡlabiyyatā
Accusative أَغْلَبِيَّتَيْنِ
ʔaḡlabiyyatayni 		الْأَغْلَبِيَّتَيْنِ
al-ʔaḡlabiyyatayni 		أَغْلَبِيَّتَيْ
ʔaḡlabiyyatay
Genitive أَغْلَبِيَّتَيْنِ
ʔaḡlabiyyatayni 		الْأَغْلَبِيَّتَيْنِ
al-ʔaḡlabiyyatayni 		أَغْلَبِيَّتَيْ
ʔaḡlabiyyatay
Plural sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal أَغْلَبِيَّات
ʔaḡlabiyyāt 		الْأَغْلَبِيَّات
al-ʔaḡlabiyyāt 		أَغْلَبِيَّات
ʔaḡlabiyyāt
Nominative أَغْلَبِيَّاتٌ
ʔaḡlabiyyātun 		الْأَغْلَبِيَّاتُ
al-ʔaḡlabiyyātu 		أَغْلَبِيَّاتُ
ʔaḡlabiyyātu
Accusative أَغْلَبِيَّاتٍ
ʔaḡlabiyyātin 		الْأَغْلَبِيَّاتِ
al-ʔaḡlabiyyāti 		أَغْلَبِيَّاتِ
ʔaḡlabiyyāti
Genitive أَغْلَبِيَّاتٍ
ʔaḡlabiyyātin 		الْأَغْلَبِيَّاتِ
al-ʔaḡlabiyyāti 		أَغْلَبِيَّاتِ
ʔaḡlabiyyāti

References

  • Haywood, J.A., Nahmad, H.M. (1965) “أغلبية”, in A new Arabic grammar, 2nd edition, London: Lund Humphries, →ISBN

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic أَغْلَبِيَّة (ʔaḡlabiyya).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔaɣ.la.bij.je/,
  • IPA(key): /ʔaɣ.la.bij.ja/,
  • Audio (al-Lidd)(file)

Noun

أغلبيّة • (ʔaḡlabiyye) f

  1. majority
    Synonym: أكترية (ʔaktariyye)
    Antonym: أقلية (ʔaʔalliyye)

See also

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