بسة

From Arabic بَسَّة‎ (bassa, “female cat”), which is attested in classical Arabic, though it was not a very common word. In the dialects it is most used in the Levant and on the Arabian Peninsula. Of onomatopoeic origin, like English puss.

• IPA^(key): /bisːa/

بسة • (bissa) f (plural بسس‎ (bisas) or بساس‎ (bisās), masculine بِسّ‎ (biss))

1. cat

   Synonym: عُرِّي‎ (ʿurri)

The feminine noun بسة‎ (bissa) is used regardless of the animal's gender.

From Arabic بَسَّة‎ (bassa, “female cat”), which is attested in classical Arabic, though it was not a very common word. In the dialects it is most used in the Levant and on the Arabian Peninsula. Of onomatopoeic origin, like English puss.

• IPA^(key): /bis.se/, [ˈbɪs.se]
• IPA^(key): /bis.sa/, [ˈbɪs.sa]

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بسة • (bisse) f (plural بساس‎ (bsās), masculine بس‎ (biss))

1. cat

The feminine noun بسة (bisse) is used more regardless of the animal's gender.