رياضي

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Arabic

Etymology

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of رِيَاضَة (riyāḍa, athletic exercise) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy).

Pronunciation

Adjective

رِيَاضِيّ (riyāḍiyy) (feminine رِيَاضِيَّة (riyāḍiyya), masculine plural رِيَاضِيُّونَ (riyāḍiyyūna), feminine plural رِيَاضِيَّات (riyāḍiyyāt))

  1. sportive, sporty
    أَخْبَار رِيَاضِيَّة (ʔaḵbār riyāḍiyya, sports news)
    مُرَاسِل رِيَاضِيّ (murāsil riyāḍiyy, sports reporter)
    أَلْعَاب رِيَاضِيَّة (ʔalʕāb riyāḍiyya, sports)
    نَمَط رِيَاضِيّ (namaṭ riyāḍiyy, athletic type)
  2. mathematic, mathematical

Declension

Noun

رِيَاضِيّ (riyāḍiyym (plural رِيَاضِيُّون (riyāḍiyyūn))

  1. athlete, sportsman
  2. mathematician
  3. a person from Riyadh

Declension

References

  • رياضي” in Almaany
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “رياضي”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 426