خلس

Root entry · 24 derived lemmas

The root خلس (khls) primarily denotes the act of taking something stealthily, quickly, or by surprise. It extends to concepts of seizing an opportunity, suddenness, and also describes mixed colors or appearances, and mixed heritage.

Derived headwords

خَلَسَverb

1.
to snatch, steal stealthilyboth
To take something quickly and stealthily, often by surprise or with cunning.
2.
to seize an opportunityclassical
To take advantage of a fleeting moment or chance.

خَلْسًاnoun

1.
stealthy takingclassical
The act of snatching or stealing something stealthily.
2.
suddennessclassical
The quality of being sudden or abrupt.

خَالِسadjective

1.
stealthy takerclassical
One who snatches or steals stealthily.

خَلَاسadjective

1.
stealthy takerclassical
One who snatches or steals stealthily.
2.
brave and cautiousclassical
Describing a person who is both courageous and vigilant.

اخْتَلَسَverb

1.
to snatch, steal stealthilyboth
To steal or snatch something, often with great subtlety and speed.
2.
to seize an opportunityclassical
To take advantage of a moment or chance.

تَخَلَّسَverb

1.
to snatch, steal stealthilyclassical
To snatch or steal something, often implying repeated or sustained effort.

تَخَالَسَverb

1.
to snatch from each otherclassical
To attempt to snatch or steal from one another, often in a competitive or confrontational context.
2.
to size each other upclassical
To cautiously observe and assess an opponent, often with the intent to attack.

خُلْسَةnoun

1.
opportunity, chanceclassical
A fleeting moment or opportunity that can be seized.
2.
stealthy actclassical
An act of snatching or stealing.

مُخَالِسadjective

1.
brave and cautiousclassical
Describing a person who is courageous, vigilant, and skilled in combat.

خَلِيسadjective

1.
brave and cautiousclassical
Describing a person who is brave and vigilant.
2.
mixed color (hair)classical
Describing hair that is a mix of black and white.
3.
mixed color (plants)classical
Describing plants with a mix of green and yellow or white.
4.
mixed heritageclassical
Describing a person of mixed racial background.
5.
mixed (livestock)classical
Describing a mixed breed of animal.

مَخْلُوسadjective

1.
emaciatedclassical
Describing a person or animal that is extremely thin due to lack of flesh.

أَخْلَسَverb

1.
to mix colors (hair)classical
To become mixed with white, referring to hair.
2.
to mix colors (plants)classical
To have a mixture of green and white or yellow, referring to plants.
3.
to mix colors (land)classical
To have a mixture of dry and green vegetation.
4.
to sproutclassical
For land to produce some vegetation.
5.
to mix colors (beard)classical
For a beard to become streaked with white.

مُخْلَسadjective

1.
mixed color (hair)classical
Describing hair that has become mixed with white.

خَلِيسَةnoun

1.
stolen itemclassical
Something taken stealthily or by force, especially from spoils of war or prey.

خُلَاسِيّadjective

1.
mixed heritageclassical
Describing a child born to parents of different races, typically black and white.
2.
mixed breed (poultry)classical
Describing a type of rooster that is a cross between Indian and Persian breeds.

مُخْتَلَسadjective

1.
snatched, stolenclassical
Something that has been snatched or stolen stealthily.

مُعْتَمَدadjective

1.
relied uponclassical
Something that is depended upon or used as a basis, particularly in the context of verbal nouns.

مَخَالِسname

1.
name of a horseclassical
A proper name for a horse belonging to the Arab breeds.

خَلَسname

1.
name of a horseclassical
A proper name given to a horse.

خَلَاسname

1.
name of a horseclassical
A proper name given to a horse.

مُخَالَسَةnoun

1.
stealthy interactionclassical
The act of engaging in stealthy actions or observing cautiously.

خَلِيسnoun

1.
spear thrustclassical
A thrust or stab delivered with skill and precision.

خَلِيسَىnoun

1.
stealthy takingclassical
An act of taking something stealthily or by surprise.

خَلَسَةnoun

1.
snatched itemclassical
Something taken by stealth or force.

Parallel reading

الأخذ في نهزة ومخاتلة

Taking in a moment of opportunity and cunning.

خلسه يخلسه خلسا وخلسه إياه، فهو خالس وخلاس

He snatched it from him, he snatches it, a snatching; he snatched it for him, so he is a snatcher and a snatcher.

يا مي، إن تفقدي قوما ولدتهم ... أو تخلسيهم، فإن الدهر خلاس

O May, if you miss people you gave birth to... or snatch them away, then time is a snatcher.

خلست الشيء واختلسته وتخلسته إذا استلبته

You snatched the thing, and you snatched it, and you snatched it, if you stole it.

والتخالس: التسالب

And mutual snatching: mutual stealing.

والاختلاس كالخلس، وقيل: الاختلاس أوحى من الخلس وأخص

And snatching is like stealthy taking; and it is said: snatching is more subtle than stealthy taking and more specific.

الفرصة خلسة

The opportunity is a fleeting moment.

والقرنان إذا تبارزا يتخالسان أنفسهما: يناهز كل واحد منهما قتل صاحبه

And when the two champions confront each other, they size each other up: each one aims to kill his opponent.

الخلس في القتال والصراع

Stealthy taking in fighting and struggle.

وهو رجل مخالس أي شجاع حذر

And he is a stealthy man, meaning brave and cautious.

وتخالس القرنان وتخالسا نفسيهما: رام كل واحد منهما اختلاس صاحبه

And the two champions sized each other up and aimed to snatch each other; each one sought to snatch his opponent.

فتخالسا نفسيهما بنوافذ، ... كنوافذ العبط التي لا ترقع

So they sized each other up with swift glances, ... like the swift glances of the young camel that cannot be patched.

خالسه مخالسة وخلاسا

He engaged in stealthy interaction with him and a stealthy taking.

نظرت إلى مي خلاسا عشية، ... على عجل، والكاشحون حضور

I looked at May stealthily one evening, ... in a hurry, and the enemies were present.

وطعنة خليس إذا اختلسها الطاعن بحذقه

And a skillful thrust if the thrusting person delivers it with his expertise.

وأخذه خليسى أي اختلاسا

And he took it stealthily, meaning by snatching.

ورجل خليس وخلاس: شجاع حذر

And a man is خليس and خلاس: brave and cautious.

وركاب مخلوس: لا يرى من قلة لحمه

And a rider is مخلوس: not seen due to lack of flesh (emaciated).

وأخلس الشعر، فهو مخلس وخليس: استوى سواده وبياضه

And the hair became mixed, so it is mixed and mixed: its black and white became equal.

فتى قبل لم تعنس السن وجهه، ... سوى خلسة في الرأس كالبرق في الدجى

A young man before age marred his face, ... except for a streak of white in his hair like lightning in the dark.

أخلس رأسه، فهو مخلس وخليس إذا ابيض بعضه، فإذا غلب بياضه سواده، فهو أغثم

His head became mixed, so he is mixed and mixed if some of it turned white; if its white predominated over its black, he is أغثم (dark-haired).

والخليس: الأشمط

And الخليس: the grey-haired.

وأخلست لحيته إذا شمطت

And his beard became grey if it turned white.

أخلس رأسه إذا خالط سواده البياض، وكذلك النبت إذا كان بعضه أخضر وبعضه أبيض

His head became mixed if its black mixed with white, and likewise the plant if some of it is green and some is white.

وأخلس الحلي: خرجت فيه خضرة طرية

And the jewelry became mixed: a fresh greenness appeared in it.

وأخلست الأرض والنبات: خالط يبيسهما رطبهما، والخلسة الاسم من ذلك

And the land and plants became mixed: their dry mixed with their moist, and الخلسة is the noun from that.

وأخلست الأرض أيضا: أطلعت شيئا من النبات

And the land also became mixed: it produced some vegetation.

والخليس: النبات الهائج بعضه أصفر وبعضه أخضر، وكذلك الخليط يسمى خليسا

And الخليس: the wild plant, some of it yellow and some of it green; likewise, a mixture is called خليسا.

والخلاسي: الولد بين أبيض وسوداء أو بين أسود وبيضاء

And الخلاسي: the child between a white woman and a black man, or between a black woman and a white man.

للغلام إذا كانت أمه سوداء وأبوه عربيا آدم فجاءت بولد بين لونيهما: غلام خلاسي، والأنثى خلاسية

For a boy whose mother is black and his father is an Arab of dark complexion, and she bore a child between their colors: a الخلاسي boy, and the female is خلاسية.

ورجالا طلسا، ونساء خلسا

And men of mixed color, and women of mixed color.

الخلس: السمر

Al-khals: the dark complexion.

وهي ما تستخلص من السبع فتموت قبل أن تذكى، من خلست الشيء واختلسته إذا سلبته

And it is what is snatched from a wild beast and dies before being ritually slaughtered, from 'you snatched the thing and you snatched it' if you robbed it.

ليس في النهبة ولا الخليسة قطع

There is no cutting off (the hand) for plunder nor for what is stealthily taken.

ولا في الخلسة أي ما يؤخذ سلبا ومكابرة

Nor for what is stealthily taken, meaning what is taken by robbery and force.

بادروا بالأعمال مرضا حابسا أو موتا خالسا أي يختلسكم على غفلة

Hasten to do good deeds before the onset of incapacitating illness or a sudden death that snatches you unaware.

والخلاسي من الديكة: بين الدجاج الهندية والفارسية

And the الخلاسي among roosters: between Indian and Persian chickens.

فالمختلس ما كان على حذو الفعل نحو انصرف انصرافا ورجع رجوعا

The مختلس is what follows the pattern of the verb, like 'inṣarafa' (he departed) - 'inṣirāfan' (a departure) and 'rajaʿa' (he returned) - 'rujūʿan' (a return).

والمعتمد ما اعتمدت عليه فجعلته اسما للمصدر نحو المذهب والمرجع

And the معتمد is what you rely on and make it a noun for the verbal noun, like 'al-madhhab' (the way) and 'al-marjiʿ' (the return).

يقودان جردا من بنات مخالس، ... وأعوج يقفى بالأجلة والرسل

They lead a swift horse from the offspring of Makhālis, ... and a crooked one followed by the camels and the messengers.

وقد سمت خلاسا ومخالسا

And they have named (horses) Khulāsan and Makhālasan.