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رَمادِيّ
gray /ra.maːˈdiː/
adjectiveB2#3352 most common
Also: grey, ashen, ash-colored
Example sentences
السَّماءُ رَمادِيَّةٌ اليَوْمَ.
The sky is gray today.
أُحِبُّ اللَّوْنَ الرَّمادِيَّ.
I like the color gray.
القِطَّةُ رَمادِيَّةُ اللَّوْنِ.
The cat is gray in color.
اِشْتَرَيْتُ سَيّارَةً رَمادِيَّةً جَديدَةً.
I bought a new gray car.
أَصْبَحَ شَعْرُهُ رَماديًّا بَعْدَ سَنَواتٍ مِنَ العَمَلِ الشّاقِّ.
His hair turned gray after years of hard work.
تَلَبَّدَتِ السَّماءُ بِغُيومٍ رَمادِيَّةٍ داكِنَةٍ نَذيرًا بِعاصِفَةٍ قَوِيَّةٍ.
The sky filled with dark gray clouds, a sign of a strong storm ahead.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | رَمادِيٌّ | رَمادِيُّونَ |
| Genitive | رَمادِيٍّ | رَمادِيِّينَ |
| Accusative | رَمادِيًّا | رَمادِيِّينَ |
| Vocative | يا رَمادِيُّ | يا رَمادِيُّونَ |
Word family
Etymology
رَمادِيّ is built from رَماد (ramād), the Arabic word for ash, plus the nisba suffix ي that turns a noun into an "of/pertaining to" adjective. So the word literally means "ash-colored." رماد itself goes back to the Semitic root ر-م-د, tied to ash and cinders, and the color sense follows naturally from the dull gray of burnt matter.
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