خسر

خَاسِرٌ خاسر Losing, or suffering loss, in his traffic. (Lth.) And [hence,] تِجَارَةٌ خَاسِرَةٌ (tropical:) [ Losing traffic; traffic which is an occasion of loss ]; opposed to رَابِحَةٌ. (A.) And صَفْقَةٌ خَاسِرَةٌ (assumed tropical:) A bargain that does not bring gain [ but on the contrary occasions loss ]. (TA.) And كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٌ (assumed tropical:) An unprofitable charge or assault. (K.) ― -b2- One who has lost his property, and his intellect. (IAar.) ― -b3- Erring; going astray; deviating from, or losing, or missing, the right way: or becoming lost; perishing; or dying: syn. ضَالٌّ: (K:) and so ↓ خَسِرٌ (TA) and ↓ خَسِيرٌ and ↓ خَيْسَرَى, (K, TA, but the last written in the CK خَيْسَرِىٌّ,) or ↓ خَيْسَرٌ, for it is said to occur [as an epithet] only in the following saying, in which خَيْسَرَى is said to be put for خَيْسَرٌ to assimilate it to preceding words: بِفِيهِ البَرَى وَ حُمَّى خَيْبَرَى وَ شَرٌّ مَا يَرَى فَاـِنَّهُ خَيْسَرَى [ In his mouth be dust, and may the fever of Kheyber befall him, and evil be that which he shall see, for he is one who goeth astray: but in the TA, in art. ورى, is another reading; for بفيه البرى, substituting بِهِ الوَرَى, meaning a certain disease]. (TA.) [Hence,] أَحْمَقُ خَاسِرٌ دَابِرٌ دَامِرٌ [ Foolish, or stupid, erring, and utterly perishing ]. (T in art. بت. [See بَاتٌّ: and see also دَامِرٌ.]) ― -b4- Also One who makes the measure, and the balance, defective, or deficient, when he gives, and demands excess when he receives. (AA.)