ثَنْي
folding
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Highlights
Feminine
ثَانَوِيَّة
Masculine plural
ثَانَوِيُّون
Feminine plural
ثَانَوِيَّات
Most common words from the same root
ثَانَوِيّ in English
Adjective
- secondary, minor
مَدْرَسَة ثَانَوِيَّةsecondary schoolأَوامِر ثَانَوِيَّةmatters of secondary importance
Word origin
Relative adjective (nisba) composed of ثَانٍ (ṯānin, “second”) + ـَوـ (-aw-) + ـِيّ (-iyy), from the root ث ن ي (ṯ n y), related to اِثْنَان (iṯnān, “two”).
Words from the root ث-ن-ي
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
ثَنَى
· present يَثْنِي
Form I · The plain action
to fold, to bend, to coil; to double-fold; to double
ثَنَّى
· present يُثَنِّي
Form II · Causative or intensive
to double; to bend, turn; to put (a word) into the dual
تَثْنِيَة
folding
مُثَنٍّ
مُثَنًّى
double
مُثَنًّى
dual
أَثْنَى
· present يُثْنِي
Form IV · Causative
to praise or blame; to lose the front teeth
إِثْنَاء
مُثْنٍ
مُثْنًى
تَثَنَّى
· present يَتَثَنَّى
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to be bent or folded; to be doubled up; to walk with a bent body
تَثَنٍّ
مُتَثَنٍّ
مُتَثَنًّى
اِنْثَنَى
· present يَنْثَنِي
Form VII · Passive or resultative
to be bent or folded; to be doubled up; to walk with a bent body
اِنْثِنَاء
مُنْثَنٍ
مُنْثَنًى
اِثَّنَى
· present يَثَّنِي
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
to be bent or folded; to be doubled up; to walk with a bent body
اِثِّنَاء
مُثَّنٍ
مُثَّنًى
اِسْتَثْنَى
· present يَسْتَثْنِي
Form X · Seeking or considering
to except; to exclude (someone/something) from
اِسْتِثْنَاء
exception
مُسْتَثْنٍ
مُسْتَثْنًى
excepted
اِثْنَوْنَى
· present يَثْنَوْنِي
Form XII
to bend, to curve, to fold upon itself; to be folded or doubled back; to curve inward, to harbour concealed enmity or aversion
اِثْنِينَاء
مُثْنَوْنٍ
ثَانَوِيّ: plural and other forms
| Singular | ثَانَوِيّ |
|---|---|
| Feminine | ثَانَوِيَّة |
| Masculine plural | ثَانَوِيُّون |
| Feminine plural | ثَانَوِيَّات |
ثَانَوِيّ in a sentence
Dictionary examples
secondary
مَدْرَسَة ثَانَوِيَّةsecondary school
secondary
أَوامِر ثَانَوِيَّةmatters of secondary importance
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