Arabic

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Etymology

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Relative adjective (nisba) composed of فَوْضَى (fawḍā, mess) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy), from the root ف و ض (f-w-ḍ).

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Adjective

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فَوْضَوِيّ (fawḍawiyy) (feminine فَوْضَوِيَّة (fawḍawiyya), masculine plural فَوْضَوِيُّونَ (fawḍawiyyūna), feminine plural فَوْضَوِيَّات (fawḍawiyyāt))

  1. chaotic, messy
  2. (politics) anarchistic
    Synonym: (preferred) لَاسُلْطَوِيّ (lāsulṭawiyy)

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Noun

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فَوْضَوِيّ (fawḍawiyym, plural فَوْضَوِيُّون (fawḍawiyyūn), feminine فَوْضَوِيَّة (fawḍawiyya)

  1. (politics) anarchist

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South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ف و ض
3 terms

Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Arabic فَوْضَوِيّ (fawḍawiyy).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /faw.dˤa.wi/, [ˈfɑw.dˤɑ.wi]
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Adjective

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فوضوي (fawḍawi) (feminine فوضويّة (fawḍawiyye), common plural فوضويّين (fawḍawiyyīn))

  1. messy, chaotic, disorderly