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كَيْفِيَّة
manner /kajˈfij.ja/
nounA2#1120 most common
Also: method, modality, the way something is done
Example sentences
ما هي كَيْفِيَّةُ العَمَل؟
What is the manner of the work?
اِشرَحْ لي كَيْفِيَّةَ استِخدامِ الهاتِف.
Explain to me how to use the phone.
لا أعرِفُ كَيْفِيَّةَ الوُصولِ إلى المَطار.
I do not know the way to reach the airport.
يَشرَحُ المُعَلِّمُ كَيْفِيَّةَ حَلِّ المَسأَلَة.
The teacher explains how to solve the problem.
تَعتَمِدُ جَودَةُ الطَّعامِ على كَيْفِيَّةِ تَحضيرِه.
The quality of the food depends on the manner of its preparation.
ناقَشَ الباحِثونَ كَيْفِيَّةَ تَطبيقِ النَّظَرِيَّةِ في الواقِعِ العَمَلِيِّ.
The researchers discussed the manner of applying the theory in practical reality.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | كَيْفِيَّةٌ | كَيْفِيّاتٌ |
| Genitive | كَيْفِيَّةٍ | كَيْفِيّاتٍ |
| Accusative | كَيْفِيَّةً | كَيْفِيّاتٍ |
| Vocative | يا كَيْفِيَّةُ | يا كَيْفِيّاتُ |
Word family
كَيْفَhow
كَيْفَماhowever, in whatever manner
كَيَّفَto adapt, to condition (air)
تَكْيِيفconditioning, air-conditioning
مُكَيِّفair conditioner
Etymology
كَيْفِيَّة comes from كَيْفَ, the Arabic word for 'how.' Arabic adds the suffix ـِيَّة to turn a base into an abstract noun, much as English adds '-ness' or '-ity.' So the word means 'how-ness': the manner or method by which something is done. It belongs to the Semitic root ك ي ف and has no Indo-European ancestry.
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