فيروس

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Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

  • IPA(key): /fiː.ruːs/, /faj.ruːs/, /vaj.ruːs/, /viː.ruːs/

Noun[edit]

فَيْرُوس (fayrūsm (plural فَيْرُوسَات (fayrūsāt))

  1. (virology, medicine) virus
  2. (computing) virus

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

See above.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /fajˈruːs/, /vajˈruːs/

Noun[edit]

فَيْروس (fayrūs, vayrūsf (plural فيروسات (fayrūsāt, vayrūsāt))

  1. virus