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خُصْيَة
testicle /xʊsˤˈjah/
nounB2#3537 most common
Also: testis
Example sentences
خُصْيَةُ الرَّجُلِ عُضْوٌ فِي جِسْمِهِ.
A man's testicle is an organ in his body.
يَذْهَبُ الطَّبِيبُ لِفَحْصِ الخُصْيَةِ.
The doctor goes to examine the testicle.
أُصِيبَ اللَّاعِبُ بِكَدْمَةٍ فِي خُصْيَتِهِ أَثْنَاءَ المُبَارَاةِ.
The player suffered a bruise to his testicle during the match.
يَنْصَحُ الأَطِبَّاءُ بِالفَحْصِ الذَّاتِيِّ الدَّوْرِيِّ لِلْخُصْيَتَيْنِ لِلْكَشْفِ المُبَكِّرِ عَنِ السَّرَطَانِ.
Doctors advise regular self-examination of the testicles for early cancer detection.
قَدْ يُؤَدِّي الْتِوَاءُ الْخُصْيَةِ إِلَى انْقِطَاعِ تَدَفُّقِ الدَّمِ عَنْهَا إِذَا لَمْ يُعَالَجْ بِسُرْعَةٍ.
Testicular torsion can cut off blood flow to it if it is not treated quickly.
تُفْرِزُ الخُصْيَةُ هُرْمُونَ التِّسْتُوسْتِيرُونَ الَّذِي يُنَظِّمُ الْخَصَائِصَ الجِنْسِيَّةَ الذُّكُورِيَّةَ.
The testicle secretes testosterone, which regulates male sexual characteristics.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | خُصْيَةٌ | خُصًى |
| Genitive | خُصْيَةٍ | خُصًى |
| Accusative | خُصْيَةً | خُصًى |
| Vocative | يَا خُصْيَةُ | يَا خُصًى |
Word family
خَصَىto castrate
خَصِيّeunuch, castrated male
خِصَاءcastration
مَخْصِيّcastrated, neutered
خُصْيَتَانِthe two testicles (dual)
Etymology
خُصْيَة comes from the Arabic triliteral root خ ص ي, the same root behind the verb خَصَى, meaning to castrate, that is, to remove the testicles. The noun likely names the organ that the verb acts on. This is a native Semitic root confined to Arabic and its close relatives, with no established Indo-European link.
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