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tri- in Arabic

ثُلَاثِيّ ṯulāṯiyy

/tɹaɪ/

tri- in Arabic: ثُلَاثِيّ (ṯulāṯiyy). In English, tri- means three.

Arabic words for tri-

three
ثُلَاثِيّ ṯulāṯiyy

English meaning of tri-

  1. prefix Three.
  2. prefix Used for the digit three to form systematic element names of elements whose existence has been predicted, and which have not yet been given a trivial name.
  3. prefix Used in combination with a known element name (e.g. 'tri-silicon', 'tri-lead') to designate an unknown element that would reside three periods lower than the known element on a Mendeleev-type periodic table. See Mendeleev's predicted elements.

Full definition of tri-

tri- in a sentence

  • un- (“1”) + bi- (“2”) + tri- (“3”) + -ium (element suffix) → unbitrium (“element 123”)

Synonyms of tri-

Questions about tri- in Arabic

What is the meaning of tri- in Arabic?
Tri- in Arabic is ثُلَاثِيّ (ṯulāṯiyy).
ما معنى كلمة tri-؟
Tri-: ثُلَاثِيّ (ṯulāṯiyy).
What does tri- mean in English?
Tri- means three.

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