Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of أَهْل (ʔahl) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy), from the root ء ه ل (ʔ-h-l).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

أَهْلِيّ (ʔahliyy) (feminine أَهْلِيَّة (ʔahliyya), masculine plural أَهْلِيُّونَ (ʔahliyyūna), feminine plural أَهْلِيَّات (ʔahliyyāt))

  1. domesticated, tame
    اَلْحَيَوَانَاتُ ٱلْأَهْلِيَّةُal-ḥayawānātu l-ʔahliyyatudomesticated animals
  2. local
    اَلْإِنْتَاجُ ٱلْأَهْلِيُّ لِلْمَدِينَةِal-ʔintāju l-ʔahliyyu lilmadīnatilocal production of the city
  3. civil
    حُرُوبٌ أَهْلِيَّةٌḥurūbun ʔahliyyatuncivil wars

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Azerbaijani: əhli
  • Turkish: ehli