See also: شرقی and شرفي

Arabic edit

Root
ش ر ق (š-r-q)

Etymology edit

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of شَرْق (šarq, east) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy), from the root ش ر ق (š-r-q).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʃar.qijj/
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective edit

شَرْقِيّ (šarqiyy) (feminine شَرْقِيَّة (šarqiyya), masculine plural شَرْقِيُّونَ (šarqiyyūna), feminine plural شَرْقِيَّات (šarqiyyāt))

  1. eastern
    Coordinate term: غَرْبِيّ (ḡarbiyy)
  2. Eastern, Oriental

Declension edit

Descendants edit

References edit

  • Haywood, J.A., Nahmad, H.M. (1965) “شرقي”, in A new Arabic grammar, 2nd edition, London: Lund Humphries, →ISBN