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خوس

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to reduction, diminution, and a specific type of emaciation or leanness, particularly in animals. It also encompasses the act of piercing or thrusting with spears.

Derived headwords

التخْوِيسnoun
  1. 1.
    diminutionboth

    The act of reducing or making something smaller; a decrease.

  2. 2.
    emaciationclassical

    The state of being lean or gaunt, specifically referring to the belly becoming sunken.

تَخَوَّسَverb
  1. 1.
    to diminishclassical

    To become reduced or diminished in size or quantity.

  2. 2.
    to become emaciatedclassical

    To become lean or gaunt, particularly referring to the belly.

المُتَخَوِّسadjective
  1. 1.
    emaciatedclassical

    Describing a camel that has become lean, where its fat has become apparent due to extreme thinness.

خَاسَverb
  1. 1.
    to pierceclassical

    To thrust or pierce with a spear.

خَوْسًاnoun
  1. 1.
    piercingclassical

    The act of piercing or thrusting with spears.

Parallel reading

التنقيص.
Diminution.
وهو أيضا ضمر البطن.
And it is also the emaciation of the belly.
والمتخوس من الإبل: الذي ظهر شحمه من السمن.
And the emaciated camel is one whose fat has become apparent from its leanness.
الخوس طعن الرماح ولاء ولاء،
The khaws is the thrusting of spears, one after another,
يقال: خاسه يخوسه خوسا.
It is said: khāsa-hu yakhūsu-hu khawsan.