بوصلة

العربية

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بوصلة

/buː.sˤu.la/
/buː.sˤi.la/
/baw.sˤa.la/ Arabicized
/buːsˤ.la/
/bosˤ.la/
/buːsˤ.leː/

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From Italian bùssola (“compass; box”), derived from Latin buxis (“box”), from Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís, “box”). Spread in the 14th century after the invention of compasses being boxed.

noun بُوصُلَة · بُوصِلَة · بَوْصَلَة · būṣula · būṣila · bawṣala

compass

In English

compass instrument to determine cardinal directions

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"بوصلة." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%A9. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

بوصلة. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%A9

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"بوصلة." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%A9.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {بوصلة},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}