سلبي

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See also: سلتی

Arabic

Root
س ل ب (s l b)
10 terms

Etymology

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of سَلْب (salb, “negation”) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy), from the root س ل ب (s-l-b). The sense “bad" is a calque of English negative.

Pronunciation

Adjective

سَلْبِيّ • (salbiyy) (feminine سَلْبِيَّة (salbiyya), masculine plural سَلْبِيُّونَ (salbiyyūna), feminine plural سَلْبِيَّات (salbiyyāt))

  1. negative (not positive or neutral)
  2. (physics, chemistry) negative, electronegative (of electrical charge)
    Synonym: سَالِب (sālib)
    Antonym: مُوجَب (mūjab)
    شُحْنَة سَلْبِيَّة ― šuḥna(t) salbiyya ― negative charge
  3. negative, damaging, unfavourable
    Antonym: إِيجَابِيّ (ʔījābiyy)
    هٰذَا ٱلْاِقْتِرَاحُ لَهُ نِقَاطٌ سَلْبِيَّةٌ وَإِيجَابِيَّةٌ ― hāḏā l-iqtirāḥu lahu niqāṭun salbiyyatun waʔījābiyyatun ― This proposal has negative and positive aspects.
  4. (often used pejoratively) negative, pessimistic
    Antonym: إِيجَابِيّ (ʔījābiyy)
    إِنْسَان سَلْبِيَّ ― ʔinsān salbiyya ― a negative person

Declension

Declension of adjective سَلْبِيّ (salbiyy)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal سَلْبِي
salbī 		السَّلْبِي
as-salbī 		سَلْبِيَّة
salbiyya 		السَّلْبِيَّة
as-salbiyya
Nominative سَلْبِيٌّ
salbiyyun 		السَّلْبِيُّ
as-salbiyyu 		سَلْبِيَّةٌ
salbiyyatun 		السَّلْبِيَّةُ
as-salbiyyatu
Accusative سَلْبِيًّا
salbiyyan 		السَّلْبِيَّ
as-salbiyya 		سَلْبِيَّةً
salbiyyatan 		السَّلْبِيَّةَ
as-salbiyyata
Genitive سَلْبِيٍّ
salbiyyin 		السَّلْبِيِّ
as-salbiyyi 		سَلْبِيَّةٍ
salbiyyatin 		السَّلْبِيَّةِ
as-salbiyyati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal سَلْبِيَّيْن
salbiyyayn 		السَّلْبِيَّيْن
as-salbiyyayn 		سَلْبِيَّتَيْن
salbiyyatayn 		السَّلْبِيَّتَيْن
as-salbiyyatayn
Nominative سَلْبِيَّانِ
salbiyyāni 		السَّلْبِيَّانِ
as-salbiyyāni 		سَلْبِيَّتَانِ
salbiyyatāni 		السَّلْبِيَّتَانِ
as-salbiyyatāni
Accusative سَلْبِيَّيْنِ
salbiyyayni 		السَّلْبِيَّيْنِ
as-salbiyyayni 		سَلْبِيَّتَيْنِ
salbiyyatayni 		السَّلْبِيَّتَيْنِ
as-salbiyyatayni
Genitive سَلْبِيَّيْنِ
salbiyyayni 		السَّلْبِيَّيْنِ
as-salbiyyayni 		سَلْبِيَّتَيْنِ
salbiyyatayni 		السَّلْبِيَّتَيْنِ
as-salbiyyatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
sound masculine plural sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal سَلْبِيِّين
salbiyyīn 		السَّلْبِيِّين
as-salbiyyīn 		سَلْبِيَّات
salbiyyāt 		السَّلْبِيَّات
as-salbiyyāt
Nominative سَلْبِيُّونَ
salbiyyūna 		السَّلْبِيُّونَ
as-salbiyyūna 		سَلْبِيَّاتٌ
salbiyyātun 		السَّلْبِيَّاتُ
as-salbiyyātu
Accusative سَلْبِيِّينَ
salbiyyīna 		السَّلْبِيِّينَ
as-salbiyyīna 		سَلْبِيَّاتٍ
salbiyyātin 		السَّلْبِيَّاتِ
as-salbiyyāti
Genitive سَلْبِيِّينَ
salbiyyīna 		السَّلْبِيِّينَ
as-salbiyyīna 		سَلْبِيَّاتٍ
salbiyyātin 		السَّلْبِيَّاتِ
as-salbiyyāti

Descendants

  • → Uyghur: سەلبىي (selbiy)
  • → Uzbek: salbiy

References

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