hisse

  1. A share, portion that is allotted to someone.
  2. A unit of equity ownership; a share.
  3. (figuratively) A lesson taken from an incident.

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/hisˈse/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish حصه (ḥiṣṣe, “a share, allotted portion”), from Arabic حِصَّة (ḥiṣṣa, “share”), from حَصَّ (ḥaṣṣa, “to fall to someone (as their lot or portion)”).

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