Arabic

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Etymology

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Relative adjective (nisba) composed of نِهَايَة (nihāya, end) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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نِهَائِيّ (nihāʔiyy)

  1. final

Declension

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Hijazi Arabic

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Root
ن ه ي
1 term

Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Arabic نِهَائِيّ (nihāʔiyy).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ni.ˈhaː.ʔi/, [nɪ.ˈhaː.ʔi]

Noun

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نهائي (nihāʔim (plural نهائيات (nihāʔiyyāt))

  1. final

Adjective

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نهائي (nihāʔi) (feminine نهائية (nihāʔiyya), common plural نهائيين (nihāʔiyyīn), feminine plural نهائيات (nihāʔiyyāt))

  1. final

Usage notes

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The common plural adjective is used with both feminine and masculine plural nouns, while the feminine plural adjective is rarely used and only used with feminine nouns.