Arabic

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Etymology

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Relative adjective (nisba) composed of أَمَام (ʔamām, front) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔa.maː.mijj/
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Adjective

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أَمَامِيّ (ʔamāmiyy) (feminine أَمَامِيَّة (ʔamāmiyya), masculine plural أَمَامِيُّونَ (ʔamāmiyyūna), feminine plural أَمَامِيَّات (ʔamāmiyyāt))

  1. anterior, front, frontal, fore-, forward
    Antonym: خَلْفِيّ (ḵalfiyy)

Declension

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References

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