Arabic

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Etymology

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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

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

Noun

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فَيْرُوس (fayrūsm (plural فَيْرُوسَات (fayrūsāt))

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

Declension

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References

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  • 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

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Etymology

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See above.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fajˈruːs/, /vajˈruːs/

Noun

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

  1. virus