See also: دھنی and ذہنی

Arabic

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Root
ذ ه ن (ḏ h n)
3 terms

Etymology

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Relative adjective (nisba) composed of ذِهْن (ḏihn, mind, intellect) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ذِهْنِيّ (ḏihniyy) (feminine ذِهْنِيَّة (ḏihniyya), masculine plural ذِهْنِيُّونَ (ḏihniyyūna), feminine plural ذِهْنِيَّات (ḏihniyyāt))

  1. mental
  2. intellectual

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Azerbaijani: zehni
  • Persian: ذهنی (zihnī)
  • Ottoman Turkish: ذهنی (zihnî)
  • Uzbek: zehniy

References

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