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شَخْصِيّ
personal /ʃaxˈsˤijj/
adjectiveA1#600 most common
Also: private, individual, in person
Example sentences
هذا رأيي الشخصي.
This is my personal opinion.
أنا شخصياً أحب القهوة.
I personally like coffee.
لا تنشر معلوماتك الشخصية على الإنترنت.
Don't post your personal information online.
يحترم المدير الحياة الشخصية لموظفيه.
The manager respects his employees' personal life.
يخلط كثيرون بين آرائهم الشخصية والوقائع.
Many people confuse their personal opinions with the facts.
رفض أن يدع طموحه الشخصي يطغى على مصلحة الفريق.
He refused to let his personal ambition override the team's interest.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | شَخْصِيٌّ | شَخْصِيُّونَ |
| Genitive | شَخْصِيٍّ | شَخْصِيِّينَ |
| Accusative | شَخْصِيًّا | شَخْصِيِّينَ |
| Vocative | يا شَخْصِيُّ | يا شَخْصِيُّونَ |
Word family
شَخْصperson, individual
شَخْصِيَّةpersonality; character; prominent figure
شَخْصِيًّاpersonally, in person
تَشْخِيصdiagnosis; identificationأَشْخَاصpersons, people (plural of شخص)
Etymology
شَخْصِيّ is a relative adjective (nisba) built from the noun شَخْص, meaning a person or individual figure. The suffix ـِيّ turns the noun into 'relating to a person,' which yields 'personal.' The root ش-خ-ص first referred to a body or figure that appears and stands out; the verb شَخَصَ means to rise up or to fix one's gaze. The sense narrowed over time from the visible human form to the individual self.
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