روسية

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See also: روسیه

Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Relative noun (nisba) composed of رُوس (rūs) +‎ ـِيَّة (-iyya). Possibly imitating a foreign demonym. Compare Byzantine Greek Ρωσσία (Rōssía) and Russian Росси́я (Rossíja, Russia).

Noun

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رُوسِيَّة (rūsiyyaf

  1. (collective, rare, historical or obsolete) a people inhabiting northeast Europe in the Middle Ages often presumed to be of Scandinavian stock
Usage notes
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Very little is known about the people who are labeled thus in medieval Arabic texts, especially those whom the Islamic theologian and traveler Ibn Faḍlān reputedly encountered during his stay among the Volga Bulgars while propagating the Islamic religion.

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Etymology 2

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Adjective

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رُوسِيَّة (rūsiyyaf

  1. feminine singular of رُوسِيّ (rūsiyy, Russian)

Noun

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رُوسِيَّة (rūsiyyaf (plural رُوسِيَّات (rūsiyyāt), masculine رُوسِيّ (rūsiyy))

  1. female equivalent of رُوسِيّ (rūsiyy, a Russian): a female Russian
  2. (uncountable) the Russian language, Russian
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References

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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “روسية”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN