خص

خُصُوصٌ خصوص an inf. n. of 1, trans. and intrans. ― -b2- [Used as a simple subst., Particularity; peculiarity; speciality, or specialty; as also the inf. ns. ↓ خَصُوصِيَّةٌ, and ↓ خُصُوصِيَّةٌ.] You say, لَهُ خُصُوصٌ and ↓ خُصُوصِيَّةٌ [ To him belongs a particularity, &c.], and بِى [ in me is &c.]. (A.) [Hence خُصُوصًا Particularly; specially; as also ↓ خَاصَّةً.] Th was heard to say, ↓ اـِذَا ذُكِرَ الصَّالِحُونَ فَبَخَاصَّةٍ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَاـِذَا ذُكِرَ الأَشْرَافُ فَبِخَاصَّةٍ عَلِىٌّ [meaning فَخُصُوصًا, i. e., When the righteous are mentioned, then in particular, or peculiarly, Aboo-Bekr is virtually mentioned; and when the shereefs are mentioned, then in particular, or peculiarly, 'Alee ]. (L, TA.)