خصية

Arabic

Root
خ ص ي (ḵ-ṣ-y)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xusˤ.ja/, /xisˤ.ja/

Noun

خُصْيَة • (ḵuṣya) f (dual خُصْيَتَان (ḵuṣyatān), plural خُصًى (ḵuṣan) or خُصْيَات (ḵuṣyāt))

خِصْيَة • (ḵiṣya) f (dual خِصْيَتَان (ḵiṣyatān), plural خِصًى (ḵiṣan) or خِصْيَات (ḵiṣyāt))

  1. (countable, anatomy) the testicle
    Synonyms: (archaic, now vulgarized) بَيْضَة (bayḍa), (obsolete) أُنْثَى (ʔunṯā)

Declension

Descendants

  • Maltese: ħaswa
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