سَلْب
negation
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Highlights
Feminine
سَلْبِيَّة
Masculine plural
سَلْبِيُّون
Feminine plural
سَلْبِيَّات
Most common words from the same root
Verb · Form I
سَلَبَ
to rape
Verb · Form II
سَلَّبَ
to put mourning clothes onto
Noun
سَلَب
spoil
سَلْبِيّ in English
Adjective
- negative (not positive or neutral)
- negative, electronegative (of electrical charge)
شُحْنَة سَلْبِيَّةnegative charge
- negative, damaging, unfavourable
هٰذَا ٱلْاِقْتِرَاحُ لَهُ نِقَاطٌ سَلْبِيَّةٌ وَإِيجَابِيَّةٌThis proposal has negative and positive aspects.
- negative, pessimistic
إِنْسَان سَلْبِيَّa negative person
- passive
التَدْخِينُ السَلْبِيُpassive smoking
Word origin
سَلْب (salb, “negation”) + ـِيّ (-iyy), from the root س ل ب (s l b). The sense “bad” is possibly a semantic loan from English negative.
Words from the root س-ل-ب
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
سَلَبَ
· present يَسْلُبُ
Form I · The plain action
to rape; to seize, to take away, to rob, to snatch, to grab, to strip; to deprive of, to keep back, to withhold
سَالِب
negative
سَالِب
robber
مَسْلُوب
seized
سَلِيب
سَلَّبَ
· present يُسَلِّبُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to put mourning clothes onto
تَسْلِيب
مُسَلِّب
مُسَلَّب
تَسَلَّبَ
· present يَتَسَلَّبُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to put on mourning attire
تَسَلُّب
مُتَسَلِّب
اِنْسَلَبَ
· present يَنْسَلِبُ
Form VII · Passive or resultative
to advance very fast
اِنْسِلَاب
مُنْسَلِب
اِسْتَلَبَ
· present يَسْتَلِبُ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
to steal, to snatch, to grab; to deprive, to dispossess; to plunder, to loot
اِسْتِلَاب
مُسْتَلِب
مُسْتَلَب
سَلْبِيّ: plural and other forms
| Singular | سَلْبِيّ |
|---|---|
| Feminine | سَلْبِيَّة |
| Masculine plural | سَلْبِيُّون |
| Feminine plural | سَلْبِيَّات |
سَلْبِيّ in a sentence
Dictionary examples
negative
شُحْنَة سَلْبِيَّةnegative charge
negative
هٰذَا ٱلْاِقْتِرَاحُ لَهُ نِقَاطٌ سَلْبِيَّةٌ وَإِيجَابِيَّةٌThis proposal has negative and positive aspects.
negative
إِنْسَان سَلْبِيَّa negative person
passive
التَدْخِينُ السَلْبِيُpassive smoking
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