بخس

1 بَخَسَهُ بخس بخسه بخسة خس خسة , aor. بَخَسَ , inf. n. بَخْسٌ, He diminished it; lessened it; made it deficient, or defective: (S, A, Msb, K:) or he made it faulty. (Msb.) You say, بَخَسَ الكَيَّالُ [for بَخَسَ الكَيَّالُ الكَيْلَ The measurer made defective measure ]. (A.) And of a just sale, لَا بَخْسَ فِيهِ وَ لَا شَطَطَ, (S,) or وَلَا شُطُوطَ, (T, TA,) [ There is no deficiency in it nor excess. ] And it is said in the Kur [lxxii. 13], فَلَا يَخَافُ بَخْسًا وَلَا رَهَقًا He shall not fear diminution of the reward of his actions, nor wrong, or injustice. (TA.) And in this sense, [as also in the next,] the verb is doubly trans. (Msb.) You say, بَخَسَهُ حَقَّهُ He diminished to him his right, or due; deprived him, or defrauded him, of a part of it. (S, A.) And it is said in the Kur [vii. 83 and xi. 86 and xxvi. 183], وَلَا تَبْخَسُوا النَّاسَ أَشْيَاآءَهُمْ [ And ye shall not diminish unto men their things ]: (Msb:) or the verb in this instance has the signification next following. (TA.) ― -b2- He wronged him; acted wrongfully, or unjustly, towards him. (A, K.) -A2- بَخَسَ عَيْنَهُ: see بَخَصَ.