سطحي

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Arabic[edit]

Root
س ط ح (s-ṭ-ḥ)

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

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