An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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quality
  چونا، چونی  
cunâ (#), cuni (#)
Fr.: qualité  

A distinguishing characteristic, property, or attribute of something.

  1. → image quality.

  2. → sound quality.

Etymology (EN): M.E. qualite, from O.Fr. qualite (Fr. qualité), from L. qualitas, from qual(is) “of what sort?” + → -ity.

Etymology (PE): Cunâ, cuni, from Mid.Pers. cigôn “how?,” cigônêh “nature, character,” O.Pers/Av. ci- “what, any,” collateral stem to ka- “who?, what?” (cf. Skt. ka-; Gk. po-; L. quo-; E. what, who; PIE *qwos/*qwes) + Av. gaona- “color” (Mid.Pers. gônak “kind, species”).