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كَهْرَبائِيّ
electric /kah.ra.baːˈʔijj/
adjectiveB1#1975 most common
Also: electrical, of electricity
Example sentences
هٰذا جِهازٌ كَهْرَبائِيّ.
This is an electric device.
عِنْدي فُرْنٌ كَهْرَبائِيّ في المَطْبَخ.
I have an electric oven in the kitchen.
اِشْتَرَيْتُ سَيّارةً كَهْرَبائِيّةً جَديدةً.
I bought a new electric car.
حَدَثَ عَطْلٌ كَهْرَبائِيّ في المَبْنى أَمْس.
An electrical fault happened in the building yesterday.
يَعْمَلُ أَبي كَمُهَنْدِسٍ كَهْرَبائِيّ في شَرِكةٍ كَبيرة.
My father works as an electrical engineer at a large company.
تَعْتَمِدُ الشَّبَكةُ الكَهْرَبائِيّةُ الوَطَنِيّةُ على مَصادِرَ مُتَعَدِّدةٍ لِلطّاقة.
The national electrical grid relies on multiple energy sources.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | كَهْرَبائِيٌّ | كَهْرَبائِيّونَ |
| Genitive | كَهْرَبائِيٍّ | كَهْرَبائِيّينَ |
| Accusative | كَهْرَبائِيًّا | كَهْرَبائِيّينَ |
| Vocative | يا كَهْرَبائِيُّ | يا كَهْرَبائِيّونَ |
Word family
كَهْرَباءelectricity
كَهْرَبَةelectrification
كَهْرَبَto electrify
مُكَهْرَبelectrified
كَهْرَمَغْناطيسِيّelectromagnetic
Etymology
The word is an adjective (nisba) formed from كَهْرَباء, meaning electricity. That noun itself comes from Persian کهربا (kahrobā), meaning amber, literally 'straw-snatcher,' because rubbed amber attracts light objects. The nisba suffix ـِيّ turns the noun into 'relating to electricity.'
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