See also: بانوے

Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of ثَانٍ (ṯānin, second) +‎ ـَوـ (-aw-) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy), from the root ث ن ي (ṯ-n-y), related to اِثْنَان (iṯnān, two).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

ثَانَوِيّ (ṯānawiyy) (feminine ثَانَوِيَّة (ṯānawiyya), masculine plural ثَانَوِيُّونَ (ṯānawiyyūna), feminine plural ثَانَوِيَّات (ṯānawiyyāt))

  1. secondary, minor
    مَدْرَسَة ثَانَوِيَّةmadrasa ṯānawiyyasecondary school
    أَوامِر ثَانَوِيَّةʔawāmir ṯānawiyyamatters of secondary importance

Declension edit

Hijazi Arabic edit

Root
ث ن ي
4 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic ثَانَوِيّ (ṯānawiyy).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /θaːnawi/, /saːnawi/

Noun edit

ثانوي (ṯānawi, sānawim (plural ثانَويَّات (ṯānawiyyāt, sānawiyyāt))

  1. high school