عفصية

Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕaf.sˤij.ja/

Etymology 1

Relative noun (nisba) composed of عَفْص (ʕafṣ, “gall-nut”) +‎ ـِيَّة (-iyya), MSA neologisms.

Noun

عَفْصِيَّة • (ʕafṣiyya) f

1. arborvitae (Thuja gen. and spp., esp. Thuja occidentalis)
2. gall wasp (Blastophaga psenes, once Cynips psenes)

Declension

Declension of noun عَفْصِيَّة (ʕafṣiyya)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَفْصِيَّة ʕafṣiyya	الْعَفْصِيَّة al-ʕafṣiyya	عَفْصِيَّة ʕafṣiyyat
Nominative	عَفْصِيَّةٌ ʕafṣiyyatun	الْعَفْصِيَّةُ al-ʕafṣiyyatu	عَفْصِيَّةُ ʕafṣiyyatu
Accusative	عَفْصِيَّةً ʕafṣiyyatan	الْعَفْصِيَّةَ al-ʕafṣiyyata	عَفْصِيَّةَ ʕafṣiyyata
Genitive	عَفْصِيَّةٍ ʕafṣiyyatin	الْعَفْصِيَّةِ al-ʕafṣiyyati	عَفْصِيَّةِ ʕafṣiyyati

Etymology 2

Adjective

عَفْصِيَّة • (ʕafṣiyya) f

1. feminine singular of عَفْصِيّ (ʕafṣiyy, “tannic”)