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مَيْدانِيّ
field (adjective, as in fieldwork or on-the-ground) /maj.daːˈnijː/
adjectiveB2#3658 most common
Also: practical, hands-on, in-the-field, on-site
Example sentences
هُوَ طَبِيبٌ مَيْدانِيٌّ.
He is a field doctor.
نَحْنُ بِحاجَةٍ إِلى بَحْثٍ مَيْدانِيٍّ.
We need field research.
قامَ الفَرِيقُ بِزِيارَةٍ مَيْدانِيَّةٍ لِلْمَدْرَسَةِ.
The team made a field visit to the school.
يَعْمَلُ الصَّحَفِيُّونَ المَيْدانِيُّونَ فِي ظُرُوفٍ خَطِرَةٍ.
Field journalists work in dangerous conditions.
أَظْهَرَتِ الدِّراسَةُ المَيْدانِيَّةُ نَتائِجَ مُخْتَلِفَةً عَنِ التَّوَقُّعاتِ النَّظَرِيَّةِ.
The field study showed results different from the theoretical expectations.
يَتَطَلَّبُ تَقْيِيمُ الأَثَرِ الِاجْتِماعِيِّ إِجْراءَ دِراساتٍ مَيْدانِيَّةٍ مُعَمَّقَةٍ عَلى مَدارِ سَنَواتٍ.
Assessing social impact requires conducting in-depth field studies over years.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مَيْدانِيٌّ | مَيْدانِيُّونَ |
| Genitive | مَيْدانِيٍّ | مَيْدانِيِّينَ |
| Accusative | مَيْدانِيًّا | مَيْدانِيِّينَ |
| Vocative | يا مَيْدانِيُّ | يا مَيْدانِيُّونَ |
Word family
ميدان (maydān)field, square, arena
ميادين (mayādīn)fields, squares (plural)
ميدانيًّا (maydāniyyan)in the field, practically
ميدانية (maydāniyya)practical or field-based nature
Etymology
مَيْدانِيّ is a nisba adjective built from مَيْدان (maydān), meaning field, square, or arena. Arabic borrowed maydān from Persian meydān, which carries the same sense of an open space. Adding the relational suffix -iyy turns the noun into an adjective meaning of or belonging to a field.
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