بوصة

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Arabic[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

بُوصَة (būṣaf (singulative, collective بُوص m (būṣ))

  1. singulative of بُوص (būṣ, reed of Phragmites gen.)
Declension[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From French pouce.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

بُوصَة (būṣaf (plural بُوصَات (būṣāt))

  1. inch

See also[edit]

Hijazi Arabic[edit]

بُوصة

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Arabic بُوصَة (būṣa, reed).

Noun[edit]

بوصة (būṣaf (plural بُوَص (buwaṣ))

  1. drinking straw

Etymology 2[edit]

From French pouce.

Noun[edit]

بوصة (būṣaf (plural بُوصات (būṣāt))

  1. inch