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مَجّانِيّ
free (of charge), gratis /madʒˈdʒaːniː/
adjectiveB1#2068 most common
Also: complimentary, cost-free, no-cost
Example sentences
الدُّخُولُ مَجّانِيّ.
Entry is free.
حَصَلْتُ عَلَى كِتَابٍ مَجّانِيّ.
I got a free book.
يُقَدِّمُ الْمَطْعَمُ تَوْصِيلاً مَجّانِيّاً لِلطَّلَبَاتِ الْكَبِيرَةِ.
The restaurant offers free delivery for large orders.
التَّطْبِيقُ مَجّانِيّ لَكِنَّهُ يَعْرِضُ إِعْلَانَاتٍ كَثِيرَةً.
The app is free, but it shows many ads.
لَا شَيْءَ مَجّانِيّ فِي هَذَا الْعَالَمِ؛ فَلِكُلِّ خِدْمَةٍ ثَمَنٌ خَفِيّ.
Nothing is free in this world; every service has a hidden price.
يَرَى الِاقْتِصَادِيُّونَ أَنَّ الْعَرْضَ الْمَجّانِيّ مُجَرَّدُ اسْتِرَاتِيجِيَّةٍ تَسْوِيقِيَّةٍ لِجَذْبِ الْمُسْتَهْلِكِينَ وَإِدْمَانِهِمْ عَلَى الْمُنْتَجِ.
Economists view the free offer as merely a marketing strategy to attract consumers and hook them on the product.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مَجّانِيٌّ | مَجّانِيُّونَ |
| Genitive | مَجّانِيٍّ | مَجّانِيِّينَ |
| Accusative | مَجّانِيّاً | مَجّانِيِّينَ |
| Vocative | يَا مَجّانِيُّ | يَا مَجّانِيُّونَ |
Word family
مَجّاناًfor free, gratis
مَجّانgratis, that which costs nothingمَجّانِيَّةgratuitousness, the state of being free of charge
مَجّانِيّةfree (feminine singular form)
Etymology
The word is a nisba adjective built on the noun مَجّان (majjān), meaning gratis or for nothing. The base noun is old in Arabic and its ultimate origin is debated, with some scholars proposing a borrowing from Aramaic. The relative suffix ـِيّ turns the noun into an adjective meaning belonging to that which is given for free.
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