قلوي

Arabic

Etymology

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of قِلْو (qilw, base, alkali) + ـِيّ (-iyy). Apparently the second vocalization is a phono-semantic matching of English alkali and the terms in other languages having the segment /kal/, like German alkalisch where the segment bears the stress.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qil.wijj/, IPA(key): /qa.la.wijj/

Adjective

قِلْوِيّ • (qilwiyy) (feminine قِلْوِيَّة (qilwiyya), masculine plural قِلْوِيُّونَ (qilwiyyūna), feminine plural قِلْوِيَّات (qilwiyyāt))
قَلَوِيّ • (qalawiyy) (feminine قَلَوِيَّة (qalawiyya), masculine plural قَلَوِيُّونَ (qalawiyyūna), feminine plural قَلَوِيَّات (qalawiyyāt))

  1. alkaline

Declension

Noun

قِلْوِيّ • (qilwiyy) m
قَلَوِيّ • (qalawiyy) m

  1. alkali, base

Declension

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