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خنصر

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the smallest finger, the pinky, and its associated anatomical parts. It also extends to a place name in the Levant.

Derived headwords

الخِنْصَرnoun
  1. 1.
    pinky fingerboth

    The smallest finger on the hand, also known as the little finger.

  2. 2.
    middle fingerclassical

    According to some opinions, it refers to the middle finger.

خَنَاصِرnoun
  1. 1.
    pinky fingersboth

    The plural form of 'khinṣar', referring to the smallest fingers.

خَنَاصِرَةname
  1. 1.
    Khasirahclassical

    A place name in the Levant (Syria).

خِنْصِرnoun
  1. 1.
    pinky fingerboth

    The smallest finger on the hand, also known as the little finger.

بَنَانnoun
  1. 1.
    fingertipsclassical

    Refers to the tips of the fingers, often used poetically.

فَرَسِنnoun
  1. 1.
    hoofclassical

    The foot of an animal, particularly a hoof.

فَرَاسِنnoun
  1. 1.
    hoovesclassical

    The plural form of 'farsan', referring to the hooves of animals.

Parallel reading

الخِنْصَر، بكسر الخاء والصاد، والخنصر: الإصبع الصغرى
Al-khinṣar, with a kasrah on the khāʾ and ṣād, and al-khunṣar: the smallest finger.
وقيل الوسطى
And it is said to be the middle finger.
أنثى
It is feminine.
والجمع خناصر
And the plural is khanaṣir.
ولا يجمع بالألف والتاء استغناء بالتكسير
And it is not pluralized with alif and tāʾ, as the broken plural suffices.
ولها نظائر نحو فرسن وفراسن
And it has parallels, such as farsan and farāsin.
وحكى اللحياني: إنه لعظيم الخناصر وإنها لعظيمة الخناصر
And al-Laythiyānī narrated: 'Indeed, he is of great khanaṣir, and indeed, she is of great khanaṣir.'
كأنه جعل كل جزء منه خنصرا ثم جمع على هذا
As if he considered each part of it a khinṣar, then pluralized it in this manner.
ويقال: بفلان تثنى الخناصر أي تبتدأ به إذا ذكر أشكاله
And it is said: 'With so-and-so, the khanaṣir are bent,' meaning he is initiated with it when his equals are mentioned.
وأنشد: فشلت يميني يوم أعلو ابن جعفر، ... وشل بناناها وشل الخناصر
And he recited: 'My right hand became paralyzed the day I surpassed Ibn Jaʿfar, ... and its fingertips were paralyzed, and the khanaṣir were paralyzed.'
وخناصرة، بضم الخاء: بلد بالشام
And Khāṣirah, with a ḍammah on the khāʾ: a city in the Levant.