Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Ultimately from Latin virus (poison, slime, venom), through English and French virus. Google Books analysis shows the word entered Arabic in the first half of the 19th century.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /fiː.ruːs/, /faj.ruːs/, /vaj.ruːs/, /viː.ruːs/

Noun edit

فَيْرُوس (fayrūsm (plural فَيْرُوسَات (fayrūsāt))

  1. (virology, medicine) virus
  2. (computing) virus

Declension edit

References edit

  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “فيروس”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Hijazi Arabic edit

Etymology edit

See above.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /fajˈruːs/, /vajˈruːs/

Noun edit

فَيْروس (fayrūs, vayrūsf (plural فيروسات (fayrūsāt, vayrūsāt))

  1. virus