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عَقْلِيّ
mental /ʕaqˈliː/
adjectiveB1#2299 most common
Also: intellectual, rational, cognitive
Example sentences
هٰذا مَرَضٌ عَقْلِيّ.
This is a mental illness.
عِنْدَهُ مَجْهُودٌ عَقْلِيّ كَبِير.
He puts in great mental effort.
التَّمْرِينُ العَقْلِيّ يُفِيدُ الذَّاكِرَة.
Mental exercise helps the memory.
يُعانِي الطِّفْلُ مِنْ تَأَخُّرٍ عَقْلِيّ بَسيط.
The child suffers from a mild mental delay.
الصِّحَّةُ العَقْلِيَّةُ لا تَقِلُّ أَهَمِّيَّةً عَنِ الصِّحَّةِ الجَسَدِيَّة.
Mental health is no less important than physical health.
يَقُومُ البَحْثُ عَلى إِطارٍ عَقْلِيّ يَرْبِطُ المَنْطِقَ بِالتَّجْرِبَة.
The research rests on a rational framework linking logic to experience.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | عَقْلِيٌّ | عَقْلِيُّونَ |
| Genitive | عَقْلِيٍّ | عَقْلِيِّينَ |
| Accusative | عَقْلِيًّا | عَقْلِيِّينَ |
| Vocative | يا عَقْلِيُّ | يا عَقْلِيُّونَ |
Word family
عَقْلmind, reason
عاقِلsane, wise
عَقَلَto comprehend, to reason
مَعْقُولreasonable, sensibleعَقْلانِيّrationalist
Etymology
The word derives from the triliteral root ع-ق-ل ('a-q-l), which carries the sense of tying or restraining and, by extension, reasoning. The noun عَقْل ('aql) means 'mind' or 'reason'. Adding the suffix ـِيّ (-iyy) forms a relative adjective meaning 'of the mind'.
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