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فَضائِيّ
space (relating to outer space); satellite (of broadcasting) /fa.dˤaːˈʔijj/
adjectiveB1#1820 most common
Also: spatial, of outer space, satellite (TV/channel), extraterrestrial
Example sentences
هذِهِ سَفينة فَضائِيّة.
This is a spaceship.
شاهَدْتُ فيلْمًا فَضائِيًّا أمْسِ.
I watched a space film yesterday.
تُبَثُّ المُباراة عَبْرَ قَناة فَضائِيّة.
The match is broadcast through a satellite channel.
أطلَقَتِ الوَكالة مِسْبارًا فَضائِيًّا جَديدًا نَحْوَ المِرّيخ.
The agency launched a new space probe toward Mars.
تَعتَمِدُ الاتِّصالات الحَديثة على شَبَكة مِنَ الأقْمار الفَضائِيّة.
Modern communications rely on a network of satellites.
يَرى بَعضُ العُلَماء أنَّ استِكشافَ الغُبار الفَضائِيِّ قَدْ يَكشِفُ أصْلَ النِّظام الشَّمسِيّ.
Some scientists hold that studying space dust may reveal the origin of the solar system.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | فَضائِيٌّ | فَضائِيُّونَ |
| Genitive | فَضائِيٍّ | فَضائِيِّينَ |
| Accusative | فَضائِيًّا | فَضائِيِّينَ |
| Vocative | يا فَضائِيُّ | يا فَضائِيُّونَ |
Word family
فَضاءspace, outer space, void
فَضائِيّةsatellite channel; (fem.) space-related
رائِد فَضاءastronaut
قَمَر صِناعِيّsatellite
Etymology
The word is a nisba adjective formed from فَضاء (faḍāʾ), meaning open space or void, with the relational suffix -iyy. The noun فَضاء derives from the root ف-ض-و / ف-ض-ي, which carries the sense of emptiness and openness. In the modern era the adjective was extended to mean 'of outer space' and later 'satellite' in the context of broadcasting.
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