خرص

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

The root خرص (kharaṣa) primarily relates to estimation, conjecture, and guesswork. This extends to meanings of lying and fabrication, as well as specific agricultural estimations like guessing the yield of date palms. It also encompasses terms for spearheads, parts of weapons, and certain types of jewelry.

Derived headwords

خَرَصَ، يَخْرُصُverb

1.
to lieboth
To utter falsehoods or speak untruthfully.
2.
to estimateboth
To guess or estimate the quantity or value of something, especially agricultural produce.
3.
to fabricateclassical
To invent or make up something, particularly falsehoods.

خَرْصٌnoun

1.
lyingboth
The act or state of being a liar; falsehood.
2.
estimationboth
The act of estimating or guessing, particularly the yield of fruits.
3.
spearheadclassical
The pointed tip of a spear or lance.
4.
part of a garmentclassical
The pointed parts on a coat of mail or armor.
5.
date palm frondclassical
A frond or branch of a date palm.
6.
earringboth
A piece of jewelry worn in the ear, often a ring or stud.
7.
chainmailclassical
Armor made of interlocking metal rings.
8.
stick for honeyclassical
A pointed stick used to stir or extract honey.

تَخَرَّصَverb

1.
to lieboth
To lie; to speak falsely.
2.
to fabricateclassical
To invent or fabricate something, especially falsehoods or baseless claims.

خَرَّاصٌadjective

1.
liarboth
A person who habitually lies or tells falsehoods.
2.
estimatorclassical
One who estimates, particularly agricultural yields.

اخْتَرَصَverb

1.
to fabricateclassical
To invent or fabricate something, often falsely.

خَارِصٌnoun

1.
estimatorclassical
One who estimates, especially the yield of date palms.
2.
spearheadclassical
The tip of a spear.

خِرْصٌnoun

1.
estimationclassical
The act of estimating or guessing, especially the yield of fruits.
2.
earringclassical
A ring or piece of jewelry worn in the ear.

خُرْصَانٌnoun

1.
spearsclassical
Plural of spearhead or spear.
2.
date palm frondsclassical
Plural of date palm frond.
3.
earringsclassical
Plural of earring.
4.
chainmailclassical
Plural of chainmail.

خِرِيصٌnoun

1.
spearclassical
A short, carved spear or lance.
2.
pool of waterclassical
A wide basin where river water flows in and out, or water collected at the base of trees.
3.
sea inletclassical
A bay, gulf, or side channel of a sea or river.
4.
islandclassical
An island, especially in the sea.

مَخْرَصٌnoun

1.
spearheadsclassical
Plural of spearhead.
2.
honey stirrersclassical
Tools used for stirring or extracting honey.
3.
daggersclassical
Short, pointed knives.

خَرْصَةٌnoun

1.
earringboth
A single earring, or a ring of gold or silver.
2.
cold and hungerclassical
A state of being afflicted by cold and hunger.

خَرْصٌnoun

1.
hunger and coldboth
A state of being hungry and cold.
2.
stick for honeyclassical
A pointed stick used for honey.

أَخْرَاصٌnoun

1.
place nameclassical
A location mentioned in poetry.
2.
sticks for honeyclassical
Plural of stick for honey.

خُرُوصٌnoun

1.
pitcherclassical
A large jar or pitcher, a variant of 'kharas'.

خَرِصٌadjective

1.
hungry and coldboth
Suffering from hunger and cold.

يَخْتَرِصُverb

1.
to put into a bagclassical
To place something into a bag or sack.

يَكْتَرِصُverb

1.
to gatherclassical
To gather, collect, or accumulate.

Parallel reading

قتل الخراصون

Cursed be the liars.

قال الزجاج: الكذابون.

Al-Zajjaj said: The liars.

وتخرص فلان على الباطل واخترصه أي افتعله

And so-and-so fabricated falsehoods and invented them, meaning he fabricated them.

والخرص التظني فيما لا تستيقنه

And al-khars is conjecture about what you are not certain of.

ومن خرص النخل والكرم إذا حزرت التمر

And from al-khars of date palms and grapevines is when you estimate the dates.

والاسم الخرص، بالكسر

And the noun is al-khirs, with a kasra.

الخرص حزر ما على النخل من الرطب تمرا

Al-khars is estimating what is on the date palms from fresh dates as ripe dates.

وقد خرصت النخل والكرم أخرصه خرصا إذا حزر ما عليها من الرطب تمرا

And I have estimated the date palms and grapevines, estimating them with estimation, when you guess what is on them from fresh dates as ripe dates.

وخرص العدد يخرصه وخرصا

And he estimated the number, estimating it with estimation.

وكان النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم، يبعث الخراص على نخيل خيبر عند إدراك ثمرها

And the Prophet, peace be upon him, used to send estimators to the date palms of Khaybar when their fruit ripened.

أنه أمر بالخرص في النخل والكرم خاصة دون الزرع القائم

That he ordered estimation for date palms and grapevines specifically, not for standing crops.

والخراص والخرص والخرص والخرص: سنان الرمح

And al-kharrāṣ, al-khurṣ, al-khirṣ, and al-khurṣ: the spearhead.

وجمعه خرصان

And its plural is khurṣān.

والمخارص: الأسنة

And al-makhāriṣ: the spearheads.

والخرص: الجريد من النخل

And al-khurṣ: the fronds of the date palm.

والخرص: العود يشار به العسل

And al-khurṣ: the stick used for honey.

والمخارص: مشاور العسل

And al-makhāriṣ: the honey stirrers.

والمخارص أيضا: الخناجر

And al-makhāriṣ also: daggers.

والخرص والخرص: القرط بحبة واحدة

And al-khurṣ and al-khirṣ: the earring with a single bead.

فجعلت المرأة تلقي الخرص والخاتم

So the woman began to cast her earring and her ring.

أيما امرأة جعلت في أذنها خرصا من ذهب جعل في أذنها مثله خرصا من النار

Any woman who puts an earring of gold in her ear, it will be put in her ear, an earring of fire.

والخرص: الدرع لأنها حلق مثل الخرص الذي في الأذن

And al-khurṣ: the chainmail because it is rings like the earring in the ear.

سم الصباح بخرصان مسومة

Poisoned morning with marked chainmails.

فلم يبق منه إلا كالخرص

So nothing remained of it except like a small trace.

والخريص: شبه حوض واسع ينبثق فيه الماء من النهر ثم يعود إليه

And al-khirīṣ: like a wide basin into which water flows from the river and then returns to it.

وخرص الرجل، بالكسر، خرصا فهو خرص وخارص أي جائع مقرور

And the man became hungry and cold, with a kasra, hunger and cold, so he is hungry and cold, meaning hungry and chilled.

كنصل السيف حودث بالصقال

Like the blade of a sword that has been newly polished.

كنت خرصا أي في جوع وبرد

I was hungry and cold, meaning in hunger and cold.

والأخراص: موضع

And al-akhrāṣ: a place.

فرد من الخرص القطاط المثقب

A piece from the thick, pierced stick.

وهو يخترص أي يجعل في الخرص ما يريد وهو الجراب ويكترص أي يجمع ويقلد

And he puts into the sack what he wants, and he gathers and collects.