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صِناعِيّ
artificial /sˤi.naːˈʕijː/
adjectiveB1#1953 most common
Also: industrial, synthetic, man-made
Example sentences
القمر الصِناعِيّ كبير.
The satellite is big.
أحب الجلد الصِناعِيّ.
I like synthetic leather.
نستخدم الذكاء الصِناعِيّ في العمل.
We use artificial intelligence at work.
يعتمد المصنع على مواد صِناعِيّة جديدة.
The factory relies on new synthetic materials.
أُطلق قمر صِناعِيّ جديد لمراقبة الطقس.
A new satellite was launched to monitor the weather.
يثير استخدام الذكاء الصِناعِيّ في الطب أسئلة أخلاقية معقدة.
The use of artificial intelligence in medicine raises complex ethical questions.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | صِناعِيٌّ | صِناعِيّونَ |
| Genitive | صِناعِيٍّ | صِناعِيّينَ |
| Accusative | صِناعِيًّا | صِناعِيّينَ |
| Vocative | يا صِناعِيّ | يا صِناعِيّونَ |
Word family
صَنَعَto make, to manufacture
صِناعةindustry, manufacture
مَصْنَعfactoryصانِعmaker, craftsmanمَصْنوعmanufactured, made
Etymology
The word comes from the Arabic root ṣ-n-ʿ, meaning to make or to craft. It is built on the noun ṣināʿa, meaning industry or manufacture, plus the relational suffix -iyy. The result describes something made by human craft rather than found in nature.
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