Arabic edit

Root
خ ص ص (ḵ-ṣ-ṣ)

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

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

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

Declension edit

Descendants edit

References edit

  • 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