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أَرْضِيّ
earthly (terrestrial, ground-related) /ʔarˈdˤijː/
adjectiveB2#4274 most common
Also: terrestrial, ground (attributive), earthbound
Example sentences
البيت له طابق أرضي.
The house has a ground floor.
الكرة الأرضية كبيرة جدا.
The globe is very big.
عندي خط أرضي في المنزل.
I have a landline at home.
الزلازل تغير شكل القشرة الأرضية.
Earthquakes change the shape of the earth's crust.
تتصل الأقمار الصناعية بمحطات أرضية لنقل الإشارة.
Satellites connect to ground stations to relay the signal.
تسعى الحكومات إلى حماية الموارد الأرضية من التلوث الصناعي.
Governments seek to protect earthly resources from industrial pollution.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | أَرْضِيٌّ | أَرْضِيُّونَ |
| Genitive | أَرْضِيٍّ | أَرْضِيِّينَ |
| Accusative | أَرْضِيًّا | أَرْضِيِّينَ |
| Vocative | يا أَرْضِيُّ | يا أَرْضِيُّونَ |
Word family
أرضearth, land, ground
أرضيةflooring, groundwork, basis
الأرضthe Earth, the globe
أراضٍlands, territories
تأريضelectrical grounding, earthing
Etymology
The word builds on the Arabic noun أرض (arḍ), meaning earth, ground, or land. Adding the nisba suffix -iyy turns it into an adjective meaning of or relating to the earth. The root ʔ-r-ḍ is a core Semitic root, not an Indo-European one, so it has no PIE ancestor.
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