عامي

Arabic

Etymology

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of عَامَّة (ʿāmma, common people, the public) + ـِيّ (-iyy), from the root ع م م (ʿ-m-m); compare عَامّ (ʿāmm, general).

Adjective

عَامِّيّ (ʿāmmiyy) m, feminine عَامِّيَّة (ʿāmmiyya), masculine plural عَامِّيُّون (ʿāmmiyyūn), feminine plural عَامِّيَّات (ʿāmmiyyāt)

  1. public, concerning all
  2. general
  3. common, vulgar
  4. (linguistics) colloquial
  5. plebeian
  6. ignorant

Declension

References

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