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خُصُوصِيّ
private /xʊˈsˤuːsˤijj/
adjectiveB2#3188 most common
Also: personal, particular, special
Example sentences
هذا رقمي الخصوصي.
This is my private number.
أذهب إلى درس خصوصي في اللغة الإنجليزية.
I go to a private English lesson.
توظف العائلة سائقا خصوصيا لأولادها.
The family employs a private driver for their children.
أرسل الطبيب تقريره الطبي إلى العيادة الخصوصية.
The doctor sent his medical report to the private clinic.
تثير القوانين الجديدة نقاشا واسعا حول حدود الحياة الخصوصية للأفراد على الإنترنت.
The new laws stir a wide debate about the limits of individuals' private life online.
يستعين بعض المشاهير بحراس خصوصيين لضمان سلامتهم بعيدا عن الأضواء.
Some celebrities rely on private bodyguards to ensure their safety away from the spotlight.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | خُصُوصِيٌّ | خُصُوصِيُّونَ |
| Genitive | خُصُوصِيٍّ | خُصُوصِيِّينَ |
| Accusative | خُصُوصِيًّا | خُصُوصِيِّينَ |
| Vocative | يا خُصُوصِيُّ | يا خُصُوصِيُّونَ |
Word family
خاصspecial, private
خصوصيةprivacy
خصّصto allocate, dedicate
مخصصdedicated, allocated
اختصاصspecialty, jurisdiction
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root kh-ṣ-ṣ, which carries the sense of setting something apart or reserving it for a specific use. From this root Arabic built khāṣṣ, meaning special or private, and khuṣūṣ, an abstract noun for particularity or specificity. Adding the nisba suffix -iyy to khuṣūṣ produced khuṣūṣiyy, the adjective form meaning private or personal. This is a native Semitic development, not a borrowing from another language family.
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