قلوي

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Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of قِلْو (qilw, base, alkali) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy). Apparently the second vocalization is a phono-semantic matching of English alkali and the terms in other languages having the segment /kal/, like German alkalisch where the segment bears the stress.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

قِلْوِيّ (qilwiyy) (feminine قِلْوِيَّة (qilwiyya), masculine plural قِلْوِيُّونَ (qilwiyyūna), feminine plural قِلْوِيَّات (qilwiyyāt))
قَلَوِيّ (qalawiyy) (feminine قَلَوِيَّة (qalawiyya), masculine plural قَلَوِيُّونَ (qalawiyyūna), feminine plural قَلَوِيَّات (qalawiyyāt))

  1. alkaline

Declension[edit]

Noun[edit]

قِلْوِيّ (qilwiyym
قَلَوِيّ (qalawiyym

  1. alkali, base

Declension[edit]