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لاتِينِيّ
Latin (relating to ancient Rome, the Latin language, or Latin America) /laː.tiːˈniː/
adjectiveB2#3775 most common
Also: Latinate, Romance (as in Romance-language countries)
Example sentences
هذا كتابٌ لاتينيّ.
This is a Latin book.
أدرسُ اللغةَ اللاتينيّةَ في الجامعة.
I study the Latin language at university.
أمريكا اللاتينيّة تضمّ دولاً كثيرة.
Latin America includes many countries.
تأثّرت اللغاتُ الرومانسيّةُ بالأصل اللاتينيّ.
The Romance languages were shaped by their Latin origin.
يُعدّ الخطّ اللاتينيّ أساس الأبجديّة المستخدمة في كثير من اللغات الغربيّة.
The Latin script is considered the basis of the alphabet used in many Western languages.
شهدت الكنيسةُ اللاتينيّةُ انقساماتٍ لاهوتيّةً عبر تاريخها الطويل.
The Latin Church saw theological splits over its long history.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | لاتينيٌّ | لاتينيّون |
| Genitive | لاتينيٍّ | لاتينيّين |
| Accusative | لاتينيًّا | لاتينيّين |
| Vocative | يا لاتينيُّ | يا لاتينيّون |
Word family
اللاتينthe Latins (the people)
اللاتينيّةthe Latin language
لاتينيّةLatin-ness, Latin character
أمريكا اللاتينيّةLatin America
Etymology
لاتينيّ is a nisba adjective built from the borrowed name اللاتين ("the Latins"), which entered Arabic through contact with European languages. The ultimate source is the Latin word Latinus, tied to Latium, the region around ancient Rome. Arabic simply added its own relational suffix -ي to the loaned base rather than deriving the word from a native Semitic root.
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