سطحي

Arabic

Root
س ط ح (s-ṭ-ḥ)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /satˤ.ħijj/

Adjective

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

References

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