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عفصية

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Arabic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Relative noun (nisba) composed of عَفْص (ʕafṣ, gall-nut) +‎ ـِيَّة (-iyya), MSA neologisms.

Noun

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عَفْصِيَّة (ʕafṣiyyaf

  1. arborvitae (Thuja gen. and spp., esp. Thuja occidentalis)
  2. gall wasp (Blastophaga psenes, once Cynips psenes)
Declension
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Etymology 2

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Adjective

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عَفْصِيَّة (ʕafṣiyyaf

  1. feminine singular of عَفْصِيّ (ʕafṣiyy, tannic)