"كي" meaning in All languages combined

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Conjunction [Arabic]

Forms: كَيْ [canonical], kay [romanization]
Etymology: From Proto-Semitic *kiyā, a deictic particle, related to *ka. Etymology templates: {{inh|ar|sem-pro|*kiyā}} Proto-Semitic *kiyā, {{m|sem-pro|*ka}} *ka Head templates: {{ar-con|كَيْ}} كَيْ • (kay)
  1. in order that (followed by the subjunctive) Synonyms: لِكَيْ (li-kay), لِ (li)
    Sense id: en-كي-ar-conj--TZ1grkW Categories (other): Arabic entries with incorrect language header, Arabic subjunctive particles Disambiguation of Arabic entries with incorrect language header: 27 27 0 13 32 Disambiguation of Arabic subjunctive particles: 35 27 2 14 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Arabic]

Head templates: {{ar-noun|كَيّ|m}} كَيّ • (kayy) m Inflection templates: {{ar-decl-noun|كَيّ}} Forms: كَيّ [canonical], kayy [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], كَيّ [indefinite, informal, singular, triptote], الْكَيّ [definite, informal, singular, triptote], كَيّ [construct, informal, singular, triptote], كَيٌّ [indefinite, nominative, singular, triptote], الْكَيُّ [definite, nominative, singular, triptote], كَيُّ [construct, nominative, singular, triptote], كَيًّا [accusative, indefinite, singular, triptote], الْكَيَّ [accusative, definite, singular, triptote], كَيَّ [accusative, construct, singular, triptote], كَيٍّ [genitive, indefinite, singular, triptote], الْكَيِّ [definite, genitive, singular, triptote], كَيِّ [construct, genitive, singular, triptote]
  1. verbal noun of كَوَى (kawā, “to sear; to iron; to sting”) (form I) Tags: form-of, noun-from-verb Form of: كَوَى (extra: (kawā, “to sear; to iron; to sting”) (form I))
    Sense id: en-كي-ar-noun-awGFbzAX Categories (other): Arabic entries with incorrect language header, Arabic nouns with basic triptote singular Disambiguation of Arabic entries with incorrect language header: 27 27 0 13 32 Disambiguation of Arabic nouns with basic triptote singular: 26 38 4 14 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Arabic]

Forms: كِي [canonical], [romanization]
Etymology: Ultimately Chinese 氣/气 (qì). Etymology templates: {{der|ar|zh|-}} Chinese, {{zh-l|氣}} 氣/气 (qì) Head templates: {{ar-noun|كِي|f}} كِي • (kī) f
  1. (usually defined) qi energy
    Sense id: en-كي-ar-noun-es1VXtJ0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun [Arabic]

Etymology: Compare Hebrew כִ֗י (kī) in Job 39:27, occurring together with נֶשֶׁר (néšer, “eagle; vulture”) and there sometimes, albeit dubiously, given the meaning “vulture”. אִם־עַל־פִּ֭יךָ יַגְבִּ֣יהַּ נָ֑שֶׁר וְ֝כִ֗י יָרִ֥ים קִנֹּֽו: “Is it upon your behest that the eagle and the vulture soars and makes his nest high?” Otherwise it is the well-known emphasizing particle כִּי (kī): “Is it upon your behest that the eagle soars, and yea, makes his nest high?”. Etymology templates: {{cog|he|כִ֗י|tr=kī}} Hebrew כִ֗י (kī), {{m|he|נֶשֶׁר|t=eagle; vulture|tr=néšer}} נֶשֶׁר (néšer, “eagle; vulture”), {{l|he||אִם־עַל־פִּ֭יךָ יַגְבִּ֣יהַּ נָ֑שֶׁר וְ֝כִ֗י יָרִ֥ים קִנֹּֽו}} אִם־עַל־פִּ֭יךָ יַגְבִּ֣יהַּ נָ֑שֶׁר וְ֝כִ֗י יָרִ֥ים קִנֹּֽו, {{m|he|כִּי|tr=kī}} כִּי (kī) Head templates: {{ar-noun|كُي|m}} كُي • (kuy) m Inflection templates: {{ar-decl-noun|كُي}} Forms: كُي [canonical], kuy [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], كُي [indefinite, informal, singular, triptote], الْكُي [definite, informal, singular, triptote], كُي [construct, informal, singular, triptote], كُيٌ [indefinite, nominative, singular, triptote], الْكُيُ [definite, nominative, singular, triptote], كُيُ [construct, nominative, singular, triptote], كُيًا [accusative, indefinite, singular, triptote], الْكُيَ [accusative, definite, singular, triptote], كُيَ [accusative, construct, singular, triptote], كُيٍ [genitive, indefinite, singular, triptote], الْكُيِ [definite, genitive, singular, triptote], كُيِ [construct, genitive, singular, triptote]
  1. (obsolete) ibis or pelican Tags: obsolete Categories (lifeform): Seabirds
    Sense id: en-كي-ar-noun-kVdBtjp~ Disambiguation of Seabirds: 19 18 2 38 24 Categories (other): Arabic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Arabic entries with incorrect language header: 27 27 0 13 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Preposition [Arabic]

Forms: كَيْ [canonical], kay [romanization]
Etymology: From Proto-Semitic *kiyā, a deictic particle, related to *ka. Etymology templates: {{inh|ar|sem-pro|*kiyā}} Proto-Semitic *kiyā, {{m|sem-pro|*ka}} *ka Head templates: {{ar-prep|كَيْ}} كَيْ • (kay)
  1. (rare) because of, for Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-كي-ar-prep-Ti9~sAeA Categories (other): Arabic entries with incorrect language header, Arabic prepositions Disambiguation of Arabic entries with incorrect language header: 27 27 0 13 32 Disambiguation of Arabic prepositions: 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix [North Levantine Arabic]

Forms: ـكي [canonical], -ki [romanization]
Head templates: {{head|apc|suffix|g=f|head=ـكي|tr=-ki}} ـكي • (-ki) f
  1. Alternative spelling of ـكِ Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: ـكِ
    Sense id: en-كي-apc-suffix-nxU2-M1p Categories (other): North Levantine Arabic entries with incorrect language header

Suffix [South Levantine Arabic]

Forms: ـكي [canonical], -ki [romanization]
Head templates: {{ajp-suffix|g=f|head=ـكي|tr=-ki}} ـكي • (-ki) f
  1. Alternative spelling of ـكِ Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: ـكِ
    Sense id: en-كي-ajp-suffix-nxU2-M1p Categories (other): South Levantine Arabic entries with incorrect language header

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          "english": "You have to study to be successful",
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        "verbal noun of كَوَى (kawā, “to sear; to iron; to sting”) (form I)"
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      "expansion": "Chinese",
      "name": "der"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "氣"
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  "etymology_text": "Ultimately Chinese 氣/气 (qì).",
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    },
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        "2": "כִ֗י",
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      "args": {
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        "3": "אִם־עַל־פִּ֭יךָ יַגְבִּ֣יהַּ נָ֑שֶׁר וְ֝כִ֗י יָרִ֥ים קִנֹּֽו"
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    {
      "form": "الْكُي",
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    {
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        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "كُيٌ",
      "roman": "kuyun",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "الْكُيُ",
      "roman": "al-kuyu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "كُيُ",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "كُيًا",
      "roman": "kuyan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "الْكُيَ",
      "roman": "al-kuya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "كُيَ",
      "roman": "kuya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "construct",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "كُيٍ",
      "roman": "kuyin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "الْكُيِ",
      "roman": "al-kuyi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular",
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        {
          "_dis": "27 27 0 13 32",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
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      "tags": [
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    "Arabic nouns",
    "Arabic nouns with basic triptote singular",
    "Arabic prepositions",
    "Arabic subjunctive particles",
    "Arabic terms derived from Proto-Semitic",
    "Arabic terms inherited from Proto-Semitic",
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  "lang_code": "ar",
  "pos": "conj",
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        {
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          "roman": "ʕalayka ʔan tadrusa kay tanjaḥa.",
          "text": "عَلَيْكَ أَنْ تَدْرُسَ كَيْ تَنْجَحَ.",
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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        [
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  ],
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      "roman": "li",
      "word": "لِ"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ar",
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    {
      "form": "كَيٌّ",
      "roman": "kayyun",
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        "nominative",
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        "triptote"
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      "form": "كَيًّا",
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      "tags": [
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        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
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        "construct",
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    {
      "form": "كَيٍّ",
      "roman": "kayyin",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
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    {
      "form": "الْكَيِّ",
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        "genitive",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
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    {
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      "roman": "kayyi",
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      "name": "der"
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      "args": {
        "1": "氣"
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  ],
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{
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
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        "3": "אִם־עַל־פִּ֭יךָ יַגְבִּ֣יהַּ נָ֑שֶׁר וְ֝כִ֗י יָרִ֥ים קִנֹּֽו"
      },
      "expansion": "אִם־עַל־פִּ֭יךָ יַגְבִּ֣יהַּ נָ֑שֶׁר וְ֝כִ֗י יָרִ֥ים קִנֹּֽו",
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      "form": "kuy",
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        "triptote"
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}

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      "args": {
        "1": "apc",
        "2": "suffix",
        "g": "f",
        "head": "ـكي",
        "tr": "-ki"
      },
      "expansion": "ـكي • (-ki) f",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "North Levantine Arabic",
  "lang_code": "apc",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "ـكِ"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "North Levantine Arabic entries with incorrect language header",
        "North Levantine Arabic feminine suffixes",
        "North Levantine Arabic lemmas",
        "North Levantine Arabic suffixes"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative spelling of ـكِ"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ـكِ",
          "ك#North Levantine Arabic"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "كي"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ـكي",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ki",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f",
        "head": "ـكي",
        "tr": "-ki"
      },
      "expansion": "ـكي • (-ki) f",
      "name": "ajp-suffix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "South Levantine Arabic",
  "lang_code": "ajp",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "ـكِ"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "South Levantine Arabic entries with incorrect language header",
        "South Levantine Arabic feminine suffixes",
        "South Levantine Arabic lemmas",
        "South Levantine Arabic suffixes"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative spelling of ـكِ"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ـكِ",
          "ك#South Levantine Arabic"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "كي"
}

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