كلي

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See also: کلی, and گلی

Arabic

Etymology 1

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of كُلّ (kull) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy).

Adjective

كُلِّيّ • (kulliyy) (feminine كُلِّيَّة (kulliyya), masculine plural كُلِّيُّونَ (kulliyyūna), feminine plural كُلِّيَّات (kulliyyāt))

  1. universal
Declension
Declension of adjective كُلِّيّ (kulliyy)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal كُلِّي
kullī 		الْكُلِّي
al-kullī 		كُلِّيَّة
kulliyya 		الْكُلِّيَّة
al-kulliyya
Nominative كُلِّيٌّ
kulliyyun 		الْكُلِّيُّ
al-kulliyyu 		كُلِّيَّةٌ
kulliyyatun 		الْكُلِّيَّةُ
al-kulliyyatu
Accusative كُلِّيًّا
kulliyyan 		الْكُلِّيَّ
al-kulliyya 		كُلِّيَّةً
kulliyyatan 		الْكُلِّيَّةَ
al-kulliyyata
Genitive كُلِّيٍّ
kulliyyin 		الْكُلِّيِّ
al-kulliyyi 		كُلِّيَّةٍ
kulliyyatin 		الْكُلِّيَّةِ
al-kulliyyati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal كُلِّيَّيْن
kulliyyayn 		الْكُلِّيَّيْن
al-kulliyyayn 		كُلِّيَّتَيْن
kulliyyatayn 		الْكُلِّيَّتَيْن
al-kulliyyatayn
Nominative كُلِّيَّانِ
kulliyyāni 		الْكُلِّيَّانِ
al-kulliyyāni 		كُلِّيَّتَانِ
kulliyyatāni 		الْكُلِّيَّتَانِ
al-kulliyyatāni
Accusative كُلِّيَّيْنِ
kulliyyayni 		الْكُلِّيَّيْنِ
al-kulliyyayni 		كُلِّيَّتَيْنِ
kulliyyatayni 		الْكُلِّيَّتَيْنِ
al-kulliyyatayni
Genitive كُلِّيَّيْنِ
kulliyyayni 		الْكُلِّيَّيْنِ
al-kulliyyayni 		كُلِّيَّتَيْنِ
kulliyyatayni 		الْكُلِّيَّتَيْنِ
al-kulliyyatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
sound masculine plural sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal كُلِّيِّين
kulliyyīn 		الْكُلِّيِّين
al-kulliyyīn 		كُلِّيَّات
kulliyyāt 		الْكُلِّيَّات
al-kulliyyāt
Nominative كُلِّيُّونَ
kulliyyūna 		الْكُلِّيُّونَ
al-kulliyyūna 		كُلِّيَّاتٌ
kulliyyātun 		الْكُلِّيَّاتُ
al-kulliyyātu
Accusative كُلِّيِّينَ
kulliyyīna 		الْكُلِّيِّينَ
al-kulliyyīna 		كُلِّيَّاتٍ
kulliyyātin 		الْكُلِّيَّاتِ
al-kulliyyāti
Genitive كُلِّيِّينَ
kulliyyīna 		الْكُلِّيِّينَ
al-kulliyyīna 		كُلِّيَّاتٍ
kulliyyātin 		الْكُلِّيَّاتِ
al-kulliyyāti

Further reading

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “كلي”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Verb

كلي (form I)

  1. كُلِي (kulī) /ku.liː/: second-person feminine singular imperative of أَكَلَ (ʔakala)
  2. كَلِي (kalī) /ka.liː/: second-person feminine singular imperative of أَكِلَ (ʔakila)
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