خصوصا

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)
  • → Urdu: خصوصا‎ (xusūsan)
• → Uzbek: xususan

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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

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /xusuːsan/

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /xʊsuːsan/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /xosuːsæn/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /xususan/

Adverb

خُصُوصًا • (xosusan)

1. especially, particularly

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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”)

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Urdu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /xʊ.suː.sən/, /xə.suː.sən/

Adverb

خُصُوصاً • (xusūsan) (Hindi spelling ख़ुसूसन)

1. especially, particularly
2. mainly, primarily