سلبية

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Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Relative noun (nisba) composed of سَلْب (salb, negation) +‎ ـِيَّة (-iyya) from the root س ل ب (s-l-b).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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سَلْبِيَّة (salbiyyaf

  1. (general) negativity
  2. (physics) negativity (of a charge)
  3. (pessimism) negativism, negativity
    Antonym: إِيجَابِيَّة (ʔījābiyya)
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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سَلْبِيَّة (salbiyyaf

  1. feminine singular of سَلْبِيّ (salbiyy)