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كِلْوِيّ
renal /kil.ˈwijj/
adjectiveB1#1763 most common
Also: kidney-related, of the kidney
Example sentences
المرض الكلوي خطير.
Kidney disease is dangerous.
عندي ألم كلوي شديد.
I have a severe kidney pain.
يعاني جدي من فشل كلوي مزمن.
My grandfather suffers from chronic renal failure.
أجرى الطبيب فحصاً كلوياً شاملاً للمريض.
The doctor carried out a full renal examination of the patient.
يحتاج المريض إلى غسيل كلوي ثلاث مرات أسبوعياً بسبب القصور الكلوي.
The patient needs renal dialysis three times a week because of his renal insufficiency.
تشير التحاليل إلى وجود التهاب كلوي حاد قد يؤدي إلى فشل كلوي إن لم يُعالَج مبكراً.
The tests point to acute renal inflammation that may lead to renal failure if it is not treated early.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | كِلْوِيٌّ | كِلْوِيُّونَ |
| Genitive | كِلْوِيٍّ | كِلْوِيِّينَ |
| Accusative | كِلْوِيًّا | كِلْوِيِّينَ |
| Vocative | يا كِلْوِيُّ | يا كِلْوِيُّونَ |
Word family
كُلْيةkidney
كُلًىkidneys (plural)
كُلَياتkidneys (alternate plural)
كِلْوِيّةrenal (feminine)
Etymology
The word is a nisba adjective formed from كُلْية (kulya), the noun for kidney. The kidney noun comes from the Semitic root k-l-y. The relational suffix ـِيّ turns the noun into the adjective meaning "of the kidney."
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