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نارِيّ
fiery /ˈnaːrijj/
adjectiveA2#1357 most common
Also: of fire, fire- (as in firearm, fireworks), igneous (in geology), burning, heated (figurative)
Example sentences
هٰذِهِ دَرّاجةٌ نارِيّةٌ.
This is a motorcycle.
أُحِبُّ الأَلْعابَ النّارِيّةَ.
I love fireworks.
يَحْمِلُ الجُنْديُّ سِلاحًا نارِيًّا.
The soldier carries a firearm.
كانَتْ خُطْبَتُهُ نارِيّةً مَلِيئةً بِالحَماس.
His speech was fiery, full of passion.
أَطْلَقَ المُتَظاهِرونَ شِعاراتٍ نارِيّةً ضِدَّ الحُكومة.
The protesters fired off fiery slogans against the government.
تَتَكَوَّنُ الصُّخورُ النّارِيّةُ مِنَ الحِمَمِ المُتَصَلِّبةِ تَحْتَ سَطْحِ الأَرْض.
Igneous rocks form from solidified magma beneath the earth's surface.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | نارِيٌّ | نارِيّونَ |
| Genitive | نارِيٍّ | نارِيّينَ |
| Accusative | نارِيًّا | نارِيّينَ |
| Vocative | نارِيُّ | نارِيّونَ |
Word family
نار nārfire
نور nūrlight
مُنير munīrluminous, shining
أَنارَ anārato illuminate, to light up
Etymology
نارِيّ is a relative adjective (nisba) built from the noun نار (nār), "fire," plus the suffix ـِيّ. The base noun comes from the Semitic root n-w-r, which carries the linked senses of fire and light. The same root gives Arabic نور (nūr), "light."
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