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xas

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Galician

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Noun

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xas

  1. plural of xa

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Northern Kurdish

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Etymology

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From Arabic خَاصّ (ḵāṣṣ, special, particular, specific), derived from the active participle of خَصَّ (ḵaṣṣa, to favor, to endow, to be characteristic of, to concern), from the root خ ص ص (ḵ ṣ ṣ).

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Adjective

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xas (Arabic spelling خاس)

  1. special, particular
    Synonym: taybetî
  2. precious, high-quality
    Synonyms: binerx, bi qîmet
  3. choice, select

References

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  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “xas”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 391