خصوصی

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خُصُوصِيّ (ḵuṣūṣiyy). By surface analysis, خصوص (xosus) +‎ ـی (-i).

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

Readings
Classical reading? xusūsī
Dari reading? xusūsī
Iranian reading? xosusi
Tajik reading? xususi

Adjective

خصوصی • (xosusi)

  1. private (various senses)
    یه چیز خصوصی ― ye čiz-e xosusi ― something private
    زندگی خصوصی ― zendegi-ye xosusi ― private life
    بخش خصوصی ― baxš-e xosusi ― private sector

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خُصُوصِيّ (ḵuṣūṣiyy).

Pronunciation

Adjective

خُصُوصی • (xusūsī) (Hindi spelling ख़ुसूसी)

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

References
  • “خصوصی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “خصوصی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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