نهائي

Arabic

Etymology

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of نِهَايَة (nihāya, end) + ـِيّ (-iyy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ni.haː.ʔijj/

Adjective

نِهَائِيّ • (nihāʔiyy)

  1. final

Declension

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ن ه ي
1 term

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic نِهَائِيّ (nihāʔiyy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ni.ˈhaː.ʔi/, [nɪ.ˈhaː.ʔi]

Noun

نهائي • (nihāʔi) m (plural نهائيات (nihāʔiyyāt))

  1. final

Adjective

نهائي • (nihāʔi) (feminine نهائية (nihāʔiyya), common plural نهائيين (nihāʔiyyīn), feminine plural نهائيات (nihāʔiyyāt))

  1. final

Usage notes

The common plural adjective is used with both feminine and masculine plural nouns, while the feminine plural adjective is rarely used and only used with feminine nouns.

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