خصوصا

Arabic

Root
خ ص ص (ḵ-ṣ-ṣ)

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
• → Swahili: hususan

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): [xu.suː.san]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xʊ.suː.sän]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xʊ.suː.sän]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xʊ.suː.sän]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xu.su.sän]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xo.suː.sæn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χu.su.sän]

Readings
Classical reading?	xusūsan
Dari reading?	xusūsan
Iranian reading?	xosusan
Tajik reading?	xususan

Adverb

خُصُوصًا • (xosusan)

1. especially, particularly

South Levantine Arabic

Root
خ ص ص
6 terms

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 Classical Persian خصوصا (xusūsan), 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