فجائي

Arabic

Root
ف ج ء (f-j-ʔ)

Etymology

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of فُجَاءَة (fujāʔa, sudden action, surprise) + ـِيّ (-iyy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fu.d͡ʒaː.ʔijj/
  • (file)

Adjective

فُجَائِيّ • (fujāʔiyy) (feminine فُجَائِيَّة (fujāʔiyya), masculine plural فُجَائِيُّونَ (fujāʔiyyūna), feminine plural فُجَائِيَّات (fujāʔiyyāt))

  1. sudden
  2. unexpected

Declension

References

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