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شَمْسِيّ
solar /ˈʃam.siː/
adjectiveB2#4250 most common
Also: of the sun, sun-related
Example sentences
الطاقة الشمسية مفيدة.
Solar energy is useful.
عندي نظارة شمسية جديدة.
I have new sunglasses.
نستخدم الخلايا الشمسية لتوليد الكهرباء.
We use solar cells to generate electricity.
السنة الشمسية تختلف عن السنة الهجرية.
The solar year differs from the Hijri (lunar) year.
تعتمد بعض الدول على الطاقة الشمسية كمصدر رئيسي للكهرباء بدلاً من الوقود الأحفوري.
Some countries rely on solar energy as a main source of electricity instead of fossil fuels.
يشكل الإشعاع الشمسي عاملاً حاسماً في دراسة التغير المناخي وتوازن الطاقة على سطح الأرض.
Solar radiation is a decisive factor in studying climate change and the energy balance on Earth's surface.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | شَمْسِيٌّ | شَمْسِيُّونَ |
| Genitive | شَمْسِيٍّ | شَمْسِيِّينَ |
| Accusative | شَمْسِيًّا | شَمْسِيِّينَ |
| Vocative | يَا شَمْسِيُّ | يَا شَمْسِيُّونَ |
Word family
شَمْسsun
شَمْسِيَّةumbrella or parasol (feminine form of the adjective, lexicalized as a noun)
مُشْمِسsunny
تَشَمَّسَto sunbathe, to bask in the sun
Etymology
شَمْسِيّ is built from the Semitic root ش-م-س (sh-m-s), the same root behind شَمْس, the Arabic word for sun. Adding the nisba suffix ـِيّ turns the noun into an adjective meaning "of or relating to the sun." The root شمس is old and shared across Semitic languages, not Indo-European, so no PIE root applies here.
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