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negative in Arabic

سَلْبِيّ salbiyy

/ˈnɛɡ.ə.tɪv/

negative in Arabic: سَلْبِيّ (salbiyy), سَالِب (sālib), مَنْفِيّ (manfiyy), صُورَة سَالِبَة (ṣūra sāliba). In English, negative means not positive or neutral; bad; undesirable; unfavourable.

Arabic words for negative

not positive or neutral; bad; undesirable; unfavourable
سَلْبِيّ salbiyy
of electrical charge
سَلْبِيّ salbiyy, سَالِب sālib
linguistics: denying a proposition
مَنْفِيّ manfiyy
pessimistic
سَلْبِيّ salbiyy
of or relating to a photographic image in which the colours and relations are reversed
سَالِب sālib
chemistry: metalloidal; nonmetallic
سَالِب sālib
photography
صُورَة سَالِبَة ṣūra sāliba

English meaning of negative

  1. adjective Not positive or neutral; bad; undesirable; unfavourable.
  2. adjective Of a number: less than zero.
  3. adjective Less than zero degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit.
  4. adjective Of a test result: not positive, not detected.

Full definition of negative

negative in a sentence

  • The high exchange rate will have a negative effect on our profits.
  • Customers didn’t like it: feedback was mostly negative.
  • I was out in negative weather today.

Synonyms of negative

All synonyms of negative

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Questions about negative in Arabic

What is the meaning of negative in Arabic?
Negative in Arabic is سَلْبِيّ (salbiyy), سَالِب (sālib), مَنْفِيّ (manfiyy), صُورَة سَالِبَة (ṣūra sāliba).
ما معنى كلمة negative؟
Negative: سَلْبِيّ (salbiyy), سَالِب (sālib), مَنْفِيّ (manfiyy), صُورَة سَالِبَة (ṣūra sāliba).
What does negative mean in English?
Negative means not positive or neutral; bad; undesirable; unfavourable.

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