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يابانِيّ
Japanese /jaːbaːˈniːj/
adjectiveB1#2236 most common
Also: a Japanese person, of Japan
Example sentences
هذا رجلٌ يابانِيّ.
This is a Japanese man.
أُحِبُّ الطعامَ اليابانِيّ.
I like Japanese food.
اشترى صديقي سيّارةً يابانِيّةً جديدة.
My friend bought a new Japanese car.
يدرسُ أخي الأدبَ اليابانِيّ في الجامعة.
My brother studies Japanese literature at the university.
يشتهرُ الفنُّ اليابانِيّ التقليديّ بالبساطة والدقّة.
Traditional Japanese art is famous for its simplicity and precision.
رغمَ تعقيدِ النظامِ اللغويّ اليابانِيّ، أتقنهُ في سنواتٍ قليلة.
Despite the complexity of the Japanese linguistic system, he mastered it in a few years.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | يابانِيٌّ | يابانِيّونَ |
| Genitive | يابانِيٍّ | يابانِيّينَ |
| Accusative | يابانِيّاً | يابانِيّينَ |
| Vocative | يا يابانِيُّ | يا يابانِيّونَ |
Word family
اليابانJapan
يابانِيّةJapanese (feminine)
اليابانِيّةthe Japanese language
يابانِيّونJapanese people (plural)
Etymology
The word is formed from اليابان (al-Yābān), the Arabic name for Japan, plus the nisba suffix ـِيّ that turns a place name into a relational adjective. اليابان itself is a borrowing that traces back through European languages to the Chinese reading of the name for Japan. The suffix marks belonging or origin, so the word means "of Japan."
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