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فِكْرِيّ
intellectual /fikˈriː/
adjectiveB1#2429 most common
Also: mental, cognitive
Example sentences
هذا نشاطٌ فِكْرِيّ.
This is an intellectual activity.
أحبّ النقاش الفِكْرِيّ مع أصدقائي.
I like intellectual discussion with my friends.
تتطلب هذه الوظيفة جهدًا فِكْرِيًّا كبيرًا.
This job requires great intellectual effort.
يعاني المجتمع من أزمة فِكْرِيّة عميقة.
Society is suffering from a deep intellectual crisis.
تعكس أعماله تطورًا فِكْرِيًّا ملحوظًا عبر السنين.
His works reflect a notable intellectual development over the years.
ساهمت الحركات الفِكْرِيّة في تشكيل الوعي الجمعي خلال القرن الماضي.
Intellectual movements helped shape collective consciousness over the past century.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | فِكْرِيٌّ | فِكْرِيّونَ |
| Genitive | فِكْرِيٍّ | فِكْرِيّينَ |
| Accusative | فِكْرِيًّا | فِكْرِيّينَ |
| Vocative | يا فِكْرِيّ | يا فِكْرِيّونَ |
Word family
فكرto think
فكرةidea, thought
تفكيرthinking, reflection
مفكرthinker, intellectual
أفكارideas (plural)
Etymology
The word comes from the Arabic root ف-ك-ر, which carries the sense of thinking or reflecting. From this root Arabic forms فِكْر, meaning thought or idea. Adding the nisba suffix ـِيّ turns the noun into an adjective meaning relating to thought, giving فِكْرِيّ. The root is native Semitic, not Indo-European, so it has no Indo-European ancestry to trace.
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