فيروس
Arabic
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin virus (“poison, slime, venom”), through English and French virus. Google Books analysis shows the word entered Arabic in the first half of the 19th century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fiː.ruːs/, /faj.ruːs/, /vaj.ruːs/, /viː.ruːs/
Noun
فَيْرُوس • (fayrūs) m (plural فَيْرُوسَات (fayrūsāt))
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | فَيْرُوس fayrūs |
الْفَيْرُوس al-fayrūs |
فَيْرُوس fayrūs |
| nominative | فَيْرُوسٌ fayrūsun |
الْفَيْرُوسُ al-fayrūsu |
فَيْرُوسُ fayrūsu |
| accusative | فَيْرُوسًا fayrūsan |
الْفَيْرُوسَ al-fayrūsa |
فَيْرُوسَ fayrūsa |
| genitive | فَيْرُوسٍ fayrūsin |
الْفَيْرُوسِ al-fayrūsi |
فَيْرُوسِ fayrūsi |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | فَيْرُوسَيْن fayrūsayn |
الْفَيْرُوسَيْن al-fayrūsayn |
فَيْرُوسَيْ fayrūsay |
| nominative | فَيْرُوسَانِ fayrūsāni |
الْفَيْرُوسَانِ al-fayrūsāni |
فَيْرُوسَا fayrūsā |
| accusative | فَيْرُوسَيْنِ fayrūsayni |
الْفَيْرُوسَيْنِ al-fayrūsayni |
فَيْرُوسَيْ fayrūsay |
| genitive | فَيْرُوسَيْنِ fayrūsayni |
الْفَيْرُوسَيْنِ al-fayrūsayni |
فَيْرُوسَيْ fayrūsay |
| plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | فَيْرُوسَات fayrūsāt |
الْفَيْرُوسَات al-fayrūsāt |
فَيْرُوسَات fayrūsāt |
| nominative | فَيْرُوسَاتٌ fayrūsātun |
الْفَيْرُوسَاتُ al-fayrūsātu |
فَيْرُوسَاتُ fayrūsātu |
| accusative | فَيْرُوسَاتٍ fayrūsātin |
الْفَيْرُوسَاتِ al-fayrūsāti |
فَيْرُوسَاتِ fayrūsāti |
| genitive | فَيْرُوسَاتٍ fayrūsātin |
الْفَيْرُوسَاتِ al-fayrūsāti |
فَيْرُوسَاتِ fayrūsāti |
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “فيروس”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Hijazi Arabic
Etymology
See above.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fajˈruːs/, /vajˈruːs/
Noun
فَيْروس • (fayrūs, vayrūs) f (plural فيروسات (fayrūsāt, vayrūsāt))