Arabic

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Etymology

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Relative adjective (nisba) composed of رَأْس مَال (raʔs māl, capital) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy).

Adjective

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رَأْسَمَالِيّ (raʔsamāliyy) (feminine رَأْسَمَالِيَّة (raʔsamāliyya), masculine plural رَأْسَمَالِيُّونَ (raʔsamāliyyūna), feminine plural رَأْسَمَالِيَّات (raʔsamāliyyāt))

  1. capitalist, capitalistic

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References

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

Noun

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رَأْسَمَالِيّ (raʔsamāliyym, plural رَأْسَمَالِيُّون (raʔsamāliyyūn), feminine رَأْسَمَالِيَّة (raʔsamāliyya)

  1. capitalist

Declension

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References

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