صفيحة تكتونية

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Arabic

Etymology

Probably a Calque of English tectonic plate. Composed of صَفِيحَة (ṣafīḥa) +‎ تِكْتُونِيَّة (tiktūniyya).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sˤa.fiː.ħa.tun tik.tuː.nij.ja/

Noun

صَفِيحَةٌ تِكْتُونِيَّة (ṣafīḥatun tiktūniyyaf (plural صَفَائِحٌ تِكْتُونِيَّة (ṣafāʔiḥun tiktūniyya))

  1. (geology) tectonic plate

Declension