خيالي

Arabic

Etymology

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of خَيَال (ḵayāl, imagination) + ـِيّ (-iyy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /χa.jaː.lijj/

Adjective

خَيَالِيّ (ḵayāliyy) m, fem خَيَالِيَّة (ḵayāliyya), masc pl خَيَالِيُّون (ḵayāliyyūn), fem pl خَيَالِيَّات (ḵayāliyyāt)

  1. imaginary
  2. virtual
  3. conceptual
  4. utopian

Declension

References

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