ثانوي

See also: بانوے

Arabic

Etymology

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of ثَانٍ (ṯānin, second) + ـَوـ (-aw-) + ـِيّ (-iyy), from the root ث ن ي (ṯ-n-y), related to اِثْنَان (iṯnān, two).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θaː.na.wijj/

Adjective

ثَانَوِيّ • (ṯānawiyy) (feminine ثَانَوِيَّة (ṯānawiyya), masculine plural ثَانَوِيُّونَ (ṯānawiyyūna), feminine plural ثَانَوِيَّات (ṯānawiyyāt))

  1. secondary, minor
    مَدْرَسَة ثَانَوِيَّةmadrasa ṯānawiyyasecondary school
    أَوامِر ثَانَوِيَّةʔawāmir ṯānawiyyamatters of secondary importance

Declension

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ث ن ي
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic ثَانَوِيّ (ṯānawiyy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θaːnawi/, /saːnawi/

Noun

ثانوي • (ṯānawi, sānawi) m (plural ثانَويَّات (ṯānawiyyāt, sānawiyyāt))

  1. high school
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