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دَوْلِيّ
international /daw.ˈliː/
adjectiveB1#2235 most common
Also: global, worldwide, inter-state
Example sentences
هٰذَا مَطَارٌ دَوْلِيٌّ.
This is an international airport.
أُحِبُّ القَانُونَ الدَّوْلِيَّ.
I like international law.
عُقِدَ مُؤْتَمَرٌ دَوْلِيٌّ فِي القَاهِرَة.
An international conference was held in Cairo.
يَعْمَلُ أَبِي فِي مُنَظَّمَةٍ دَوْلِيَّةٍ لِحُقُوقِ الإِنْسَان.
My father works at an international human rights organization.
فَرَضَ المُجْتَمَعُ الدَّوْلِيُّ عُقُوبَاتٍ اقْتِصَادِيَّةً صَارِمَةً عَلَى النِّظَام.
The international community imposed strict economic sanctions on the regime.
تَقْتَضِي المُعَاهَدَاتُ الدَّوْلِيَّةُ أَنْ تَلْتَزِمَ الدُّوَلُ المُوَقِّعَةُ بِبُنُودِهَا دُونَ تَحَفُّظٍ يُبْطِلُ جَوْهَرَهَا.
International treaties require that the signatory states abide by their clauses without a reservation that would nullify their essence.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | دَوْلِيٌّ | دَوْلِيُّونَ |
| Genitive | دَوْلِيٍّ | دَوْلِيِّينَ |
| Accusative | دَوْلِيًّا | دَوْلِيِّينَ |
| Vocative | يَا دَوْلِيُّ | يَا دَوْلِيُّونَ |
Word family
دَوْلَةstate, nation
دُوَلstates, nations
تَدَاوَلَto circulate, exchange, trade
دَوَّلَto internationalize
أَدَالَto make one prevail over another
Etymology
The word is a relative adjective (nisba) formed from دَوْلَة (dawla), meaning "state" or "nation." Adding the suffix ـِيّ turns the noun into "pertaining to states," hence "international." The root د-و-ل carries the sense of turning, alternation, and the passing of power, which underlies the notion of a state and of fortunes that shift between rulers.
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