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كَوْنِيّ
cosmic /kawˈnijj/
adjectiveA2#1039 most common
Also: universal, relating to the universe, of the cosmos
Example sentences
هَذا حَدَثٌ كَوْنِيّ.
This is a cosmic event.
نَدْرُسُ الإِشْعاعَ الكَوْنِيَّ في المَدْرَسَة.
We study cosmic radiation at school.
تَحْمِلُ الأَشِعَّةُ الكَوْنِيَّةُ طاقَةً هائِلَة.
Cosmic rays carry enormous energy.
يَبْحَثُ العُلَماءُ عَنْ أَصْلِ الغُبارِ الكَوْنِيِّ.
Scientists are searching for the origin of cosmic dust.
يَرَى الفَيْلَسوفُ أَنَّ هُناكَ نِظامًا كَوْنِيًّا يَحْكُمُ كُلَّ شَيْء.
The philosopher holds that a cosmic order governs everything.
تَتَجاوَزُ هَذِهِ الرُّؤْيَةُ الكَوْنِيَّةُ حُدودَ الفِكْرِ الإِنْسانِيِّ المَحْدود.
This cosmic vision goes beyond the limits of finite human thought.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | كَوْنِيٌّ | كَوْنِيّونَ |
| Genitive | كَوْنِيٍّ | كَوْنِيّينَ |
| Accusative | كَوْنِيًّا | كَوْنِيّينَ |
| Vocative | كَوْنِيُّ | كَوْنِيّونَ |
Word family
كَوْنuniverse, cosmos; existence
كانَto be, to exist
تَكْوينformation, composition
كائِنbeing, creatureمَكانplace, locationEtymology
كَوْنِيّ is a relational adjective built from the noun كَوْن (kawn), meaning being, existence, or the cosmos. كَوْن is the verbal noun of the verb كانَ (kāna), to be, from the Semitic root k-w-n. The suffix ـِيّ turns the noun into an adjective, so the word means of the cosmos or universal. Arabic is a Semitic language, so it has no Proto-Indo-European root.
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