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أَصْلِيّ
original /ʔasˤ.ˈliːj/
adjectiveB1#1734 most common
Also: authentic, genuine, fundamental
Example sentences
هٰذَا لَوْنٌ أَصْلِيّ.
This is an original color.
هَلْ هٰذَا مُنْتَجٌ أَصْلِيّ؟
Is this an original product?
اِشْتَرَيْتُ قِطْعَةَ غِيارٍ أَصْلِيّةً لِلسَّيّارَةِ.
I bought an original spare part for the car.
سُكّانُ المَدينَةِ الأَصْلِيّونَ يَتَكَلَّمونَ لُغَةً قَديمَةً.
The original inhabitants of the city speak an old language.
اللَّوحَةُ المَعروضَةُ نُسْخَةٌ، أَمّا الأَصْلِيّةُ فَمَحْفوظَةٌ في المَتْحَفِ.
The painting on display is a copy, while the original one is kept in the museum.
يُصِرُّ النُّقّادُ عَلى التَّمييزِ بَيْنَ المَعْنى الأَصْلِيّ لِلنَّصِّ وَتَأْويلاتِهِ اللّاحِقَةِ.
The critics insist on distinguishing between the text's original meaning and its later interpretations.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | أَصْلِيٌّ | أَصْلِيّونَ |
| Genitive | أَصْلِيٍّ | أَصْلِيّينَ |
| Accusative | أَصْلِيًّا | أَصْلِيّينَ |
| Vocative | يا أَصْلِيُّ | يا أَصْلِيّونَ |
Word family
أَصْلroot, origin
أُصولprinciples, fundamentals
أَصالَةauthenticity, originality
تَأْصيلthe act of rooting or establishing
أَصيلauthentic, deep-rooted
Etymology
The word is a nisba adjective formed from the noun أَصْل (aṣl), meaning root, origin, or foundation. Adding the suffix -iyy turns the noun into an adjective meaning belonging to the root or original. The triliteral root ʾ-ṣ-l carries the sense of a firm base from which things grow.
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