Arabic edit

Root
س ط ح (s-ṭ-ḥ)

Etymology edit

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of سَطْح (saṭḥ, surface) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

سَطْحِيّ (saṭḥiyy) (feminine سَطْحِيَّة (saṭḥiyya), masculine plural سَطْحِيُّونَ (saṭḥiyyūna), feminine plural سَطْحِيَّات (saṭḥiyyāt))

  1. flat
  2. outer, external
  3. superficial
    حَنَانُ إِنْسَانٌ سَطْحِيٌّ، لَا يُهِمُّهَا سِوَى نَفْسِهَا.
    ḥanānu ʔinsānun saṭḥiyyun, lā yuhimmuhā siwā nafsihā.
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Declension edit

References edit

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