آلي

Arabic

Root
ء و ل (ʔ-w-l)

Etymology

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of آلَة (ʔāla, machine, device) + ـِيّ (-iyy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔaː.lijj/
  • (file)

Adjective

آلِيّ • (ʔāliyy) (feminine آلِيَّة (ʔāliyya), masculine plural آلِيُّونَ (ʔāliyyūna), feminine plural آلِيَّات (ʔāliyyāt))

  1. automatic, automated, mechanical
    إِنْسَان آلِيّʔinsān ʔāliyyrobot
    مُجِيب آلِيّmujīb ʔāliyyanswering machine

Declension

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “ء و ل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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