خصوصا

Arabic
Root
خ ص ص (ḵ-ṣ-ṣ)

Etymology

Adverbial accusative of خُصُوص (ḵuṣūṣ, “particularity, speciality”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xu.sˤuː.sˤan/

Adverb

خُصُوصًا • (ḵuṣūṣan)

  1. especially, particularly

Descendants
  • → Azerbaijani: xüsusən
  • → Persian: خصوصا (xosusan)
  • → Uzbek: xususan
  • → Swahili: hususan

Persian

Alternative forms
  • خصوصن (xosusan) (nonstandard)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خُصُوصًا (ḵuṣūṣan), adverbial accusative of خُصُوص (ḵuṣūṣ). By surface analysis, خصوص (xosus) +‎ ـاً (-an).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [xʊ.suː.sän]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [xʊ.suː.sän]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [xu.su.sän]

Readings
Classical reading? xusūsan
Dari reading? xusūsan
Iranian reading? xosusan
Tajik reading? xususan

Adverb

خُصُوصًا • (xosusan)

  1. especially, particularly

South Levantine Arabic
Root
خ ص ص
6 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic خُصُوصًا (ḵuṣūṣan).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xu.sˤuː.sˤan/, [xuˈsˤuː.sˤɑn]
  • Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Adverb

خصوصًا • (ḵuṣūṣan)

  1. especially, mainly
    Synonym: خاصّة (ḵāṣṣatan)

See also
  • خصوص (ḵṣūṣ, “matter, regard”)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خصوصا (xusūsan), from Arabic خُصُوصًا (ḵuṣūṣan, “especially”).

Pronunciation

Adverb

خُصُوصاً • (xusūsan) (Hindi spelling ख़ुसूसन)

  1. especially, particularly
  2. mainly, primarily
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