خصوصیت
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic خُصُوصِيَّة (ḵuṣūṣiyya). By surface analysis, خصوص (xusūs / xosus) + ـیت (-iyyat / -iyat).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /xu.suː.sij.ˈjat/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [xʊ.suː.si.jǽt̪]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [xo.suː.si.jǽt̪]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [χu.su.si.jǽt̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | xusūsiyyat |
| Dari reading? | xusūsiyat |
| Iranian reading? | xosusiyat |
| Tajik reading? | xususiyat |
Noun
خصوصیت • (xusūsiyyat / xosusiyat) (plural خصوصیات (xusūsiyyāt / xosusiyât), Tajik spelling хусусият)
- close relationship; intimate friendship
- Synonym: صمیمیت (samīmiyyat / samimiyat)
- (in the plural) particularity; peculiarity
- Synonym: ویژگی (wēžagī/vižegi)
Descendants
- → Hindustani:
- Hindi: ख़ुसूसियत (xusūsiyat)
- Urdu: خُصُوصِیَت (xusūsiyat)
- → Punjabi:
- Gurmukhi script: ਖ਼ਸੂਸਿਅਤ (xasūsiata)
- Shahmukhi script: خُصُوصِیَت (xuṣūṣiyat)