حصى

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Arabic

حَصًى

Etymology

From the root ح ص ي (ḥ-ṣ-y) and ح ص و (ḥ-ṣ-w). Compare Classical Syriac ܚܨܳܨܳܐ (ḥəṣāṣā, pebble), Hebrew חצץ (ḥāṣāṣ, gravel), Ge'ez ኆጻ (ḫoṣa, gravel).

Pronunciation

Noun

حَصًى (ḥaṣanm or pl (collective, singulative حَصَاة f (ḥaṣāh) or حَصْوَة (ḥaṣwa), paucal حَصَيَات (ḥaṣayāt) or حَصَوَات (ḥaṣawāt))

  1. pebble, gravel

Declension