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خسو

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

2 خسّى خس خسى خسي , (so in some copies of the K, and in the TA,) in [some of] the copies of the K تخسّى, but the former is the right, (TA,) inf. n. تَخْسِيَةٌ, He played with walnuts at the game of odd or even; (K, TA;) as also ↓ اخسى: and ↓ خاساهُ, (inf. n. مُخَاسَاةٌ, TA,) He played with him at that game: (K:) or you say, هُوَ يُخَسِّى وَ يُزَكِّى He plays, and says, “ Is it even or odd ?” (TA.)

Derived headwords

خسّىverb
  1. 1.
هُوَ يُخَسِّى وَ يُزَكِّى