سادي
sadiy
The English word sadistic is translated into Arabic as سادي (sadiy).
Meaning: of a person (adj)
What does it mean word for word?
The word سادي is a loanword adapted from the concept of 'Sadism' into Arabic morphology.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Egyptian Arabic, you might describe such a person using the phrase اللي بياخد لذة من جرح الناس, meaning "someone who takes pleasure in hurting people". In Levantine Arabic, the expression شخص بستمتع بتعذيب الناس can be used to mean "a person who enjoys torturing others".
How does it change in a sentence?
While سادي is the adjective, the form سادية can also function as the noun meaning "sadism" depending on the context.
How do you pronounce it?
sadiy
Did you know?
- Because سادي follows the 'nisba' pattern, it is grammatically structured as if 'Sadism' were a city or a nationality, similar to how one would say someone is 'Egyptian'.
- In casual Egyptian Arabic, the phrase اللي بياخد لذة من جرح الناس uses the word جرح, which literally means 'wound' or 'cut' but here refers to emotional pain.
- The term سادي is often perceived by native speakers as 'translated' rather than 'natural', making it sound like a line from a dubbed foreign movie or a medical textbook.
Examples in context
- إنه شخص سادي جداً.innahu shakhsun sādī jiddan.He is a very sadistic person.
- هذا الفيلم يتحدث عن شخصية سادية.hādhā al-film yataḥaddathu 'an shakhṣiyyah sādiyyah.This movie is about a sadistic character.
Example conversation
Ahmed and Maryam are discussing a psychological thriller movie.
- أحمد Ahmedهل أعجبكِ البطل في الفيلم؟hal a'jabaki al-baṭal fī al-film?Did you like the protagonist in the movie?
- مريم Maryamلا، لقد كان شخصاً سادياً ومخيفاً.lā, laqad kāna shakhṣan sādīyan wa mukhīfan.No, he was a sadistic and scary person.
- أحمد Ahmedأتفق معكِ، تصرفاته كانت غريبة.attafiq ma'aki, taṣarrufātuhu kānat gharībah.I agree with you, his behaviors were strange.
- مريم Maryamلقد شعرتُ بالضيق من مشاهدته.laqad sha'artu bi-al-ḍīqi min mushāhadatih.I felt uncomfortable watching him.
