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مَعْي
intestine /ˈmaʕj/
nounA1#200 most common
Also: gut, bowel, intestines
Example sentences
الأَمْعَاءُ طَويلَةٌ.
The intestines are long.
يَشْرَحُ المُعَلِّمُ وَظيفَةَ المَعْيِ.
The teacher explains the function of the intestine.
تُساعِدُ البَكْتيرْيا النّافِعَةُ الأَمْعاءَ عَلى الهَضْمِ.
Beneficial bacteria help the intestines with digestion.
يُصيبُ الالْتِهابُ المَعْيَ الغَليظَ أَحْياناً.
Inflammation sometimes affects the large intestine.
أَظْهَرَ التَّنْظيرُ وُجودَ وَرَمٍ صَغيرٍ في جِدارِ المَعْيِ الدَّقيقِ.
The endoscopy showed a small tumor in the wall of the small intestine.
تُنَظِّمُ الأَمْعاءُ امْتِصاصَ المُغَذِّياتِ عَبْرَ شَبَكَةٍ مُعَقَّدَةٍ مِنَ الأَوْعِيَةِ الدَّمَوِيَّةِ والأَعْصابِ.
The intestines regulate nutrient absorption through a complex network of blood vessels and nerves.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مَعْيٌ | أَمْعاءٌ |
| Genitive | مَعْيٍ | أَمْعاءٍ |
| Accusative | مَعْياً | أَمْعاءً |
| Vocative | يا مَعْيُ | يا أَمْعاءُ |
Word family
أَمْعاءintestines, bowels (pl.)
مِعَوِيّintestinal
المَعْي الغَليظlarge intestine, colon
المَعْي الدَّقيقsmall intestine
الْتِهاب الأَمْعاءenteritis
Etymology
مَعْي comes from the Semitic root m-ʿ-y, which names the gut. The same root appears in Hebrew מֵעַיִם (meʿayim), meaning bowels or intestines. In modern Arabic the broken plural أمعاء is far more common than the singular.
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