فيروس

العربية

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فيروس

/fiː.ruːs/
/faj.ruːs/
/vaj.ruːs/
/viː.ruːs/

Where it comes from

Ultimately from Latin virus (“poison, slime, venom”), through English virus, per the pronunciation. Google Books analysis shows the word entered Arabic in the first half of the 19th century.

noun فَيْرُوس · fayrūs · فَيْرُوسَات · الْفَيْرُوس

virus
virus

In English

virus infectious organism

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"فيروس." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B3. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

فيروس. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B3

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"فيروس." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B3.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {فيروس},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B3},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}