قلوي

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Arabic

Etymology

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of قِلْو (qilw, base, alkali) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy). Apparently the second vocalization is a phono-semantic matching of English alkali and the terms in other languages having the segment /kal/, like German alkalisch where the segment bears the stress.

Pronunciation

Adjective

قِلْوِيّ (qilwiyy) (feminine قِلْوِيَّة (qilwiyya), masculine plural قِلْوِيُّونَ (qilwiyyūna), feminine plural قِلْوِيَّات (qilwiyyāt))
قَلَوِيّ (qalawiyy) (feminine قَلَوِيَّة (qalawiyya), masculine plural قَلَوِيُّونَ (qalawiyyūna), feminine plural قَلَوِيَّات (qalawiyyāt))

  1. alkaline

Declension

Noun

قِلْوِيّ (qilwiyym
قَلَوِيّ (qalawiyym

  1. alkali, base

Declension