Arabic edit

Root
ر و ض (r-w-ḍ)

Etymology edit

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of رِيَاضَة (riyāḍa, athletic exercise) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

رِيَاضِيّ (riyāḍiyy) (feminine رِيَاضِيَّة (riyāḍiyya), masculine plural رِيَاضِيُّونَ (riyāḍiyyūna), feminine plural رِيَاضِيَّات (riyāḍiyyāt))

  1. of or pertaining to sports
    أَلْعَاب رِيَاضِيَّة (ʔalʕāb riyāḍiyya, sports)
    أَخْبَار رِيَاضِيَّة (ʔaḵbār riyāḍiyya, sports news)
    مُرَاسِل رِيَاضِيّ (murāsil riyāḍiyy, sports reporter)
    1. sportsmanly; sportsmanlike
      رُوح رِيَاضِيّة (rūḥ riyāḍiyya, a sportsmanly spirit)
  2. of or pertaining to physical sports or athletics
    1. resemblant of athletes, athletic
      نَمَط رِيَاضِيّ (namaṭ riyāḍiyy, an athletic type)
      جَسَد رِيَاضِيّ (jasad riyāḍiyy, an athletic body)
  3. mathematical

Declension edit

Noun edit

رِيَاضِيّ (riyāḍiyym (plural رِيَاضِيُّون (riyāḍiyyūn))

  1. athlete, sportsman
  2. mathematician
  3. a person from Riyadh

Declension edit

References edit

  • رياضي” in Almaany
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “رياضي”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 426