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أَمامِيّ
front /ʔa.maːˈmijj/
adjectiveB1#1750 most common
Also: frontal, anterior, forward
Example sentences
البابُ الأَمامِيُّ مَفتوح.
The front door is open.
أَجلِسُ في المَقعَدِ الأَمامِيّ.
I sit in the front seat.
العَجَلَةُ الأَمامِيَّةُ لِلسَّيّارَةِ مَثقوبَة.
The car's front wheel is punctured.
يَحمي الزُّجاجُ الأَمامِيُّ السائِقَ مِنَ الرّيح.
The windshield protects the driver from the wind.
أُصيبَ اللاعِبُ في الجُزءِ الأَمامِيِّ مِنَ الرُّكبَة.
The player was injured in the front part of the knee.
تَتَطَلَّبُ الخُطَّةُ الجَديدَةُ تَعزيزَ الخُطوطِ الأَمامِيَّةِ قَبلَ الهُجوم.
The new plan requires reinforcing the front lines before the attack.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | أَمامِيٌّ | أَمامِيّونَ |
| Genitive | أَمامِيٍّ | أَمامِيّينَ |
| Accusative | أَمامِيًّا | أَمامِيّينَ |
| Vocative | يا أَمامِيُّ | يا أَمامِيّونَ |
Word family
Etymology
The word derives from the Arabic noun أَمام (amām), meaning 'front' or 'in front of'. The suffix ـِيّ (-iyy) turns the noun into a relative adjective, so the word means 'pertaining to the front'. The root is أ-م-م, the same root behind words for 'before' and 'leading'.
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