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Arabic [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From فرس (fáras) "horse" and ـية, the abstract-forming feminine nisba suffix.
فروسية (furūsiyya) f
- horsemanship, hippology, farriery
- chivalry, knighthood
- heroism, valor
References [edit]
- E. W. Lane, Arabic-English Lexicon, p. 2367.