Arabic

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Root
خ ص ص (ḵ ṣ ṣ)
20 terms

Etymology

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Relative adjective (nisba) composed of خُصُوص (ḵuṣūṣ, particularity) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /xu.sˤuː.sˤijj/
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Adjective

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خُصُوصِيّ (ḵuṣūṣiyy) (feminine خُصُوصِيَّة (ḵuṣūṣiyya), masculine plural خُصُوصِيُّونَ (ḵuṣūṣiyyūna), feminine plural خُصُوصِيَّات (ḵuṣūṣiyyāt))

  1. particular, peculiar, special
  2. private, confidential

Declension

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Descendants

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References

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  • Haywood, J.A., Nahmad, H.M. (1965) “خصوصي”, in A new Arabic grammar, 2nd edition, London: Lund Humphries, →ISBN
  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “خصوصي”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen
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