Arabic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Semitic *ʔapʕaw- (viper, a kind of serpent).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔaf.ʕan/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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أَفْعًى (ʔafʕanf (construct state أَفْعَى (ʔafʕā), dual أَفْعَيَانِ (ʔafʕayāni), plural أَفَاعٍ (ʔafāʕin), plural construct state أَفَاعِي (ʔafāʕī), masculine أُفْعُوَان (ʔufʕuwān))

  1. (zoology) viper
  2. (proscribed) snake, serpent

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Maltese: lifgħa
  • Moroccan Arabic: فعى (fʕa), لفعة (lafʕa)

References

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