"بسة" meaning in South Levantine Arabic

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Noun

IPA: /bis.se/, [ˈbɪs.se], /bis.sa/, [ˈbɪs.sa] Forms: bisse [romanization], بساس [plural], بس [masculine]
Etymology: From Arabic بَسَّة (bassa, “female cat”), which is attested in classical Arabic, though it was not a very common word. In the dialects it is most used in the Levant and on the Arabian Peninsula. Of onomatopoeic origin, like English puss. Etymology templates: {{der|ajp|ar|بَسَّة|t=female cat}} Arabic بَسَّة (bassa, “female cat”), {{m+|en|puss}} English puss Head templates: {{ajp-noun|g=f|m=بس|mtr=biss|pl=بساس|pltr=bsās|tr=bisse}} بسة • (bisse) f (plural بساس (bsās), masculine بس (biss))
  1. cat Categories (lifeform): Animals, Mammals
    Sense id: en-بسة-ajp-noun-d693i1Gr Categories (other): South Levantine Arabic entries with incorrect language header

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      "args": {
        "1": "ajp",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "بَسَّة",
        "t": "female cat"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic بَسَّة (bassa, “female cat”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "puss"
      },
      "expansion": "English puss",
      "name": "m+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic بَسَّة (bassa, “female cat”), which is attested in classical Arabic, though it was not a very common word. In the dialects it is most used in the Levant and on the Arabian Peninsula. Of onomatopoeic origin, like English puss.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bisse",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "بساس",
      "roman": "bsās",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "بس",
      "roman": "biss",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f",
        "m": "بس",
        "mtr": "biss",
        "pl": "بساس",
        "pltr": "bsās",
        "tr": "bisse"
      },
      "expansion": "بسة • (bisse) f (plural بساس (bsās), masculine بس (biss))",
      "name": "ajp-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "South Levantine Arabic",
  "lang_code": "ajp",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "South Levantine Arabic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "ajp",
          "name": "Animals",
          "orig": "ajp:Animals",
          "parents": [
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            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "langcode": "ajp",
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          "orig": "ajp:Mammals",
          "parents": [
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            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
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        }
      ],
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      ],
      "id": "en-بسة-ajp-noun-d693i1Gr",
      "links": [
        [
          "cat",
          "cat"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/bis.se/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbɪs.se]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bis.sa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbɪs.sa]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "بسة"
}
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ajp",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "بَسَّة",
        "t": "female cat"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic بَسَّة (bassa, “female cat”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "puss"
      },
      "expansion": "English puss",
      "name": "m+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic بَسَّة (bassa, “female cat”), which is attested in classical Arabic, though it was not a very common word. In the dialects it is most used in the Levant and on the Arabian Peninsula. Of onomatopoeic origin, like English puss.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bisse",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "بساس",
      "roman": "bsās",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "بس",
      "roman": "biss",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f",
        "m": "بس",
        "mtr": "biss",
        "pl": "بساس",
        "pltr": "bsās",
        "tr": "bisse"
      },
      "expansion": "بسة • (bisse) f (plural بساس (bsās), masculine بس (biss))",
      "name": "ajp-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "South Levantine Arabic",
  "lang_code": "ajp",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "South Levantine Arabic entries with incorrect language header",
        "South Levantine Arabic feminine nouns",
        "South Levantine Arabic lemmas",
        "South Levantine Arabic nouns",
        "South Levantine Arabic terms derived from Arabic",
        "South Levantine Arabic terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "South Levantine Arabic terms with audio links",
        "ajp:Animals",
        "ajp:Mammals"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cat"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cat",
          "cat"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bis.se/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbɪs.se]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bis.sa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbɪs.sa]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "بسة"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable South Levantine Arabic dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-06-04 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (e9e0a99 and db5a844). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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