xas

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃaːs̺/

Noun

xas

1. plural of xa

References

• “xas” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “xas” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Arabic خَاصّ (ḵāṣṣ, “special, particular, specific”), derived from the active participle of خَصَّ (ḵaṣṣa, “to favor, to endow, to be characteristic of, to concern”), from the root خ ص ص (ḵ ṣ ṣ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xɑːs/

Adjective

xas (Arabic spelling خاس)

1. special, particular

   Synonym: taybetî

2. precious, high-quality

   Synonyms: binerx, bi qîmet

3. choice, select

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “xas”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 391