Arabic

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Etymology

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Relative adjective (nisba) composed of حَال (ḥāl, condition, situation, present) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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حَالِيّ (ḥāliyy) (feminine حَالِيَّة (ḥāliyya), masculine plural حَالِيُّونَ (ḥāliyyūna), feminine plural حَالِيَّات (ḥāliyyāt))

  1. current, present
    عَامٌ حَالِيٌّ
    ʕāmun ḥāliyyun
    current year
  2. immediate, instant
  3. circumstantial

Declension

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