فيروس

Arabic

Etymology

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

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

Noun

فَيْرُوس • (fayrūs) m (plural فَيْرُوسَات (fayrūsāt))

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

Declension

References

  • 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

Etymology

See above.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fajˈruːs/, /vajˈruːs/

Noun

فَيْروس • (fayrūs, vayrūs) f (plural فيروسات (fayrūsāt, vayrūsāt))

  1. virus
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