خصية

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Arabic

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Root
خ ص ي (ḵ-ṣ-y)
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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /xusˤ.ja/, /xisˤ.ja/

Noun

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خُصْيَة (ḵuṣyaf (dual خُصْيَتَان (ḵuṣyatān), plural خُصًى (ḵuṣan) or خُصْيَات (ḵuṣyāt))

خِصْيَة (ḵiṣyaf (dual خِصْيَتَان (ḵiṣyatān), plural خِصًى (ḵiṣan) or خِصْيَات (ḵiṣyāt))

  1. (countable, anatomy) the testicle
    Synonyms: (archaic, now vulgarized) بَيْضَة (bayḍa), (obsolete) أُنْثَى (ʔunṯā)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Maltese: ħaswa