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صِحِّيّ
healthy /sˤɪħˈħijj/
adjectiveB1#1686 most common
Also: sanitary, health-related, hygienic
Example sentences
هٰذا أَكْلٌ صِحِّيّ.
This is healthy food.
أُحِبُّ الطَّعامَ الصِّحِّيّ.
I like healthy food.
المَشْيُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ عادَةٌ صِحِّيَّةٌ جَيِّدَةٌ.
Walking every day is a good healthy habit.
يَجِبُ تَحْسينُ الصَّرْفِ الصِّحِّيّ في القَرْيَةِ.
The sanitation in the village must be improved.
يَتَّبِعُ الكَثيرُ مِنَ النّاسِ نَظامًا غِذائِيًّا صِحِّيًّا لِتَجَنُّبِ الأَمْراضِ.
Many people follow a healthy diet to avoid disease.
تُؤَكِّدُ المُنَظَّمَةُ أَنَّ نَمَطَ الحَياةِ الصِّحِّيَّ يُقَلِّلُ مِنْ مَخاطِرِ الإِصابَةِ بِالأَمْراضِ المُزْمِنَةِ.
The organization stresses that a healthy lifestyle reduces the risk of chronic disease.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | صِحِّيٌّ | صِحِّيّونَ |
| Genitive | صِحِّيٍّ | صِحِّيّينَ |
| Accusative | صِحِّيًّا | صِحِّيّينَ |
| Vocative | يا صِحِّيُّ | يا صِحِّيّونَ |
Word family
صِحّةhealth
صَحيحcorrect, sound, true
صَحَّto be true, to be valid
تَصْحيحcorrection
أَصَحّhealthier, more correct
Etymology
The word is a nisba adjective, formed by adding the suffix -iyy to the noun صِحّة, meaning health. The root ص-ح-ح carries the sense of being sound, true, or whole. From this root come words for health, correctness, and validity.
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