قَرْصَنَة
piracy
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Highlights
Plural
قَرَاصِنَة
Other plural
قَرَاصِين
Most common words from the same root
Noun
قَرْصَنَة
piracy
قُرْصَان in English
Noun · masculine
- pirate, sea-raider
- pirate; cracker; hacker
Word origin
Likely via Italian corsale (“corsair, privateer”) from Medieval Latin cursārius (“pirate, sea-raider”). The sound shift may be influenced by the suffix ـان.
Words from the root ق-ر-ص-ن
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قَرْصَنَ
· present يُقَرْصِنُ
Form Iq
to cruise the sea as a pirate; to crack, to hack into, to break into
مُقَرْصِن
مُقَرْصَن
pirate
قُرْصَان: plural and other forms
| Singular | قُرْصَان |
|---|---|
| Plural | قَرَاصِنَة |
| Alternative plurals | قَرَاصِين |
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