شرقي

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See also: شرقی and شرفي

Arabic

Root
ش ر ق (š r q)
9 terms

Etymology

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of شَرْق (šarq, east) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy), from the root ش ر ق (š-r-q).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃar.qijj/
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Adjective

شَرْقِيّ (šarqiyy) (feminine شَرْقِيَّة (šarqiyya), masculine plural شَرْقِيُّونَ (šarqiyyūna), feminine plural شَرْقِيَّات (šarqiyyāt))

  1. eastern
    Coordinate term: غَرْبِيّ (ḡarbiyy)
  2. Eastern, Oriental

Declension

Descendants

References

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

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ش ر ق
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic شَرْقِيّ (šarqiyy).

Pronunciation

Adjective

شرقي (šargi) (feminine شرقية (šargiyya), common plural شرقيين (šargiyyīn))

  1. eastern
    Antonym: غربي (ḡarbi)