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عِلْمِيّ
scientific /ʕilˈmiː/
adjectiveB1#1828 most common
Also: scholarly, academic, science-related
Example sentences
هٰذا كِتابٌ عِلْمِيّ.
This is a scientific book.
أُحِبُّ البَرامِجَ العِلْمِيّةَ.
I like scientific programs.
نَشَرَ الباحِثُ بَحْثاً عِلْمِيّاً جَديداً.
The researcher published a new scientific paper.
يَعْتَمِدُ التَّقَدُّمُ العِلْمِيُّ على التَّجارِبِ الدَّقيقةِ.
Scientific progress depends on precise experiments.
تُنَظِّمُ الجامِعةُ مُؤْتَمَراً عِلْمِيّاً حَوْلَ الذَّكاءِ الاصْطِناعِيِّ.
The university is organizing a scientific conference on artificial intelligence.
لا يُمْكِنُ قَبولُ النَّظَريّةِ ما لَمْ تَخْضَعْ لِمَنْهَجٍ عِلْمِيٍّ صارِمٍ.
The theory cannot be accepted unless it undergoes a rigorous scientific method.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | عِلْمِيٌّ | عِلْمِيّونَ |
| Genitive | عِلْمِيٍّ | عِلْمِيّينَ |
| Accusative | عِلْمِيّاً | عِلْمِيّينَ |
| Vocative | يا عِلْمِيُّ | يا عِلْمِيّونَ |
Word family
عِلْمknowledge, scienceعالِمscientist, scholar
عَلِمَto know
مَعْلومةpiece of information
تَعْليمeducation, teaching
Etymology
The word is a nisba adjective formed from the noun عِلْم (ʿilm), meaning knowledge or science. That noun comes from the Semitic triliteral root ع-ل-م (ʿ-l-m), which carries the sense of knowing. Adding the suffix ـِيّ turns the noun into an adjective meaning of or relating to knowledge, hence scientific.
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