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خارِجِيّ
external /xaːriˈdʒijj/
adjectiveB1#1527 most common
Also: outer, foreign, exterior
Example sentences
المَظهَر الخارِجِيّ جَميل.
The external appearance is nice.
البابُ الخارِجِيّ مُغلَق.
The outer door is closed.
نَظّفنا الجِدارَ الخارِجِيّ لِلبَيت.
We cleaned the outer wall of the house.
يَهتَمُّ كَثيراً بِالعالَمِ الخارِجِيّ.
He cares a lot about the outside world.
تَعتَمِدُ الدَّولةُ عَلى التِّجارةِ الخارِجِيّة.
The state relies on foreign trade.
أَثّرَت العَوامِلُ الخارِجِيّةُ عَلى نَتائِجِ التَّجرِبة.
External factors affected the results of the experiment.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | خارِجِيٌّ | خارِجِيّونَ |
| Genitive | خارِجِيٍّ | خارِجِيّينَ |
| Accusative | خارِجِيًّا | خارِجِيّينَ |
| Vocative | خارِجِيُّ | خارِجِيّونَ |
Word family
خارِجoutside, exterior
خَرَجَto go out, exit
خُروجexit, departure
مَخرَجexit, outlet
الخارِجِيّةforeign ministry
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root خ-ر-ج, which carries the sense of going out or exiting. خارِج is the active participle, meaning the outside or the part that goes out. Adding the nisba suffix ـِيّ turns it into a relational adjective meaning external or pertaining to the outside.
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