محلي

See also: محلی

Arabic

Root
ح ل ل (ḥ-l-l)

Etymology

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of مَحَلّ (maḥall, “place”) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.ħal.lijj/
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Adjective

مَحَلِّيّ • (maḥalliyy) (feminine مَحَلِّيَّة (maḥalliyya), masculine plural مَحَلِّيُّونَ (maḥalliyyūna), feminine plural مَحَلِّيَّات (maḥalliyyāt))

  1. local, regional, native, national
    التَوْقِيت المَحَلِّيّ ― at-tawqīt al-maḥalliyy ― local time
    صِنَاعَة مَحَلِّيَّة ― ṣināʕa(t) maḥalliyya ― local industry
    النَبَاتَات المَحَلِّيَّة ― an-nabātāt al-maḥalliyya ― native vegetation

Declension

Descendants

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