Arabic

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Root
ع ش و (ʕ-š-w)

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ʕaʃ.waː.ʔij.ja/

Etymology 1

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Relative noun (nisba) composed of عَشْوَاء +‎ ـِيَّة (-iyya).

Noun

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عَشْوَائِيَّة (ʕašwāʔiyyaf (plural عَشْوَائِيَّات (ʕašwāʔiyyāt))

  1. randomness
  2. purposelessness, arbitrariness
Declension
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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عَشْوَائِيَّة (ʕašwāʔiyyaf

  1. feminine singular of عَشْوَائِيّ (ʕašwāʔiyy)