عامي

Arabic

Etymology

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of عَامَّة (ʕāmma, common people, the public) + ـِيّ (-iyy), from the root ع م م (ʕ-m-m); compare عَامّ (ʕāmm, general).

Adjective

عَامِّيّ • (ʕāmmiyy) (feminine عَامِّيَّة (ʕāmmiyya), masculine plural عَامِّيُّونَ (ʕāmmiyyūna), feminine plural عَامِّيَّات (ʕāmmiyyāt))

  1. public, concerning all
  2. general
  3. common, vulgar
  4. (linguistics) colloquial
  5. plebeian
  6. ignorant

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