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ثَرِيّ
rich (wealthy) /θaˈrijː/
adjectiveB2#3217 most common
Also: wealthy, affluent, rich in a metaphorical sense (abundant, diverse)
Example sentences
هُوَ رَجُلٌ ثَرِيٌّ جِدًّا.
He is a very rich man.
أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُصْبِحَ ثَرِيًّا فِي المُسْتَقْبَلِ.
I want to become rich in the future.
أَصْبَحَتْ عَائِلَتُهُ ثَرِيَّةً بَعْدَ اكْتِشَافِ النَّفْطِ.
His family became wealthy after the discovery of oil.
يَتَبَرَّعُ كَثِيرٌ مِنَ الأَثْرِيَاءِ بِأَمْوَالِهِمْ لِلْجَمْعِيَّاتِ الخَيْرِيَّةِ.
Many wealthy people donate their money to charities.
يَتَمَتَّعُ هَذَا الْبَلَدُ بِتَارِيخٍ ثَرِيٍّ وَتُرَاثٍ مُتَنَوِّعٍ.
This country enjoys a rich history and a diverse heritage.
عَلَى الرَّغْمِ مِنْ ثَرَائِهِ الْفَاحِشِ، ظَلَّ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ الثَّرِيُّ مُتَوَاضِعًا فِي تَعَامُلِهِ مَعَ النَّاسِ.
Despite his obscene wealth, that rich man remained humble in his dealings with people.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ثَرِيٌّ | أَثْرِيَاءُ |
| Genitive | ثَرِيٍّ | أَثْرِيَاءَ |
| Accusative | ثَرِيًّا | أَثْرِيَاءَ |
| Vocative | يَا ثَرِيُّ | يَا أَثْرِيَاءُ |
Word family
ثَرْوَةwealth, fortune
ثَرَاءrichness, affluence
أَثْرَىto grow rich; to enrich
أَثْرِيَاءthe wealthy (plural)
ثُرَيَّاchandelier; the Pleiades
Etymology
ثَرِيّ comes from the Arabic triliteral root ث ر و, which carries the sense of abundance and plenty. The same root gives ثَرْوَة (tharwa, "wealth") and the verb أَثْرَى (athra, "to grow rich" or "to enrich"). The root's final و shifts to ي inside the فَعِيل pattern, which is why the word ends in a doubled ي. Arabic dictionaries also trace ثُرَيَّا, the word for both the Pleiades star cluster and a chandelier, to this same root, describing something dense with points of light.
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