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ذَهَبِيّ

golden /ðaha.ˈbijj/

adjectiveB1#1730 most common

Also: gold-colored, made of gold, excellent

Example sentences

الخاتم ذَهَبِيّ.
The ring is golden.
أحب اللون الذَهَبِيّ.
I like the golden color.
اشترت أمي قلادة ذَهَبِيّة جميلة.
My mother bought a beautiful golden necklace.
غابت الشمس وترك ضوؤها لونًا ذَهَبِيًّا في السماء.
The sun set and its light left a golden color in the sky.
فاز اللاعب بالميدالية الذَهَبِيّة بعد سنوات من التدريب.
The player won the gold medal after years of training.
كانت تلك الحقبة عصرًا ذَهَبِيًّا للعلم والفلسفة في المنطقة.
That period was a golden age for science and philosophy in the region.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeذَهَبِيٌّذَهَبِيُّونَ
Genitiveذَهَبِيٍّذَهَبِيِّينَ
Accusativeذَهَبِيًّاذَهَبِيِّينَ
Vocativeيا ذَهَبِيُّيا ذَهَبِيُّونَ

Word family

ذَهَبgold
ذَهَبِيّةgolden (feminine)
مُذَهَّبgilded, gold-plated
ذَهَبَto go

Etymology

The word is a relative adjective (nisba) formed from the noun ذَهَب, meaning gold. The suffix -iyy turns the noun into an adjective meaning of or relating to gold. The root د-ه-ب carries the sense of the metal and, in verbal use, of going or passing.

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