خصوصا

Arabic

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

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

  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /xususan/

Adverb

خُصُوصًا (xosusan)

  1. especially, particularly

South Levantine Arabic

Root
خ ص ص

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic خُصُوصًا (ḵuṣūṣan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xu.sˤuː.sˤan/, [xuˈsˤuː.sˤɑn]
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Adverb

خصوصًا (ḵuṣūṣan)

  1. especially, mainly
    Synonym: خاصّة (ḵāṣṣatan)

See also

  • خصوص (ḵṣūṣ, matter, regard)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian خصوصا (xosusan), from Arabic خُصُوصًا (ḵuṣūṣan, especially).

Pronunciation

Adverb

خُصُوصاً (xuṣūṣan) (Hindi spelling ख़ुसूसन)

  1. especially, particularly
  2. mainly, primarily
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