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كِيمِيائِيّ
chemical /kiːmiˈjaːʔij/
adjectiveB1#2098 most common
Also: chemist (as a noun for a person), relating to chemistry
Example sentences
هذا تَفاعُل كِيمِيائِيّ.
This is a chemical reaction.
أَبِي مُهَنْدِس كِيمِيائِيّ.
My father is a chemical engineer.
يَجِب تَخْزِين أَيّ مادّة كِيمِيائِيّة في مَكان آمِن.
Any chemical substance must be stored in a safe place.
مَنَعَت الدَّوْلَة اسْتِخْدام السِّلاح الكِيمِيائِيّ ضِدّ المَدَنِيِّين.
The state banned the use of chemical weapons against civilians.
أَظْهَرَ التَّحْلِيل أَنّ التَّرْكِيب الكِيمِيائِيّ لِلْعَيِّنَة يَخْتَلِف عَن المُتَوَقَّع.
The analysis showed that the chemical composition of the sample differs from what was expected.
لا يُمْكِن فَصْل الأَثَر البِيئِيّ عَن الإِفْراط في اسْتِخْدام الأَسْمِدَة الكِيمِيائِيّة في الزِّراعَة الحَدِيثَة.
The environmental impact cannot be separated from the overuse of chemical fertilizers in modern agriculture.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | كِيمِيائِيٌّ | كِيمِيائِيُّونَ |
| Genitive | كِيمِيائِيٍّ | كِيمِيائِيِّينَ |
| Accusative | كِيمِيائِيًّا | كِيمِيائِيِّينَ |
| Vocative | يا كِيمِيائِيّ | يا كِيمِيائِيُّونَ |
Word family
كِيمِيَاءchemistry
كِيمِيائِيّةfemale chemist; chemical (fem.)
كِيمِيائِيّchemist (a person)كِيمَوِيّchemical (variant form)
Etymology
The word is a nisba adjective built from كِيمِيَاء (kīmiyāʾ), meaning chemistry or alchemy. The Arabic noun itself was borrowed, most likely from Greek khēmeia. The suffix ـِيّ turns the noun into an adjective meaning 'relating to chemistry.' The same Arabic noun, carried into Europe through medieval Latin, gave English 'alchemy' and later 'chemistry.'
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