خصص

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of singling out, setting apart, or making something exclusive. It extends to ideas of specialization, particularity, and personal possession, as well as states of need or deficiency.

Derived headwords

خَصَّهُverb

1.
to single outboth
To set something apart for a specific purpose or person, distinguishing it from others.
2.
to make exclusiveboth
To reserve something for oneself or a particular group, excluding others.

يَخُصُّverb

1.
he singles outboth
Present tense verb form indicating the act of singling out or making exclusive.

خَصًّاnoun

1.
singling outclassical
The act or process of making something exclusive or specific.

خُصُوصًاadverb

1.
especiallyboth
Used to indicate particular emphasis or importance.
2.
specificallyboth
In a way that is exact and precise.

خُصُوصِيَّةnoun

1.
privacyboth
The state of being free from public attention or intrusion.
2.
exclusivityboth
The quality of being restricted to a particular person, group, or class.
3.
special characteristicboth
A unique or distinguishing feature.

خُصِّيصَىnoun

1.
special giftclassical
A particular favor or gift bestowed upon someone.
2.
special characteristicclassical
A unique or distinguishing feature, often a blessing.

خَصَّصَverb

1.
to allocateboth
To set aside or designate something for a specific purpose or person.
2.
to specializeboth
To focus on a particular subject or activity.

اخْتَصَّهُverb

1.
to single outboth
To choose or set apart someone or something from others.
2.
to have exclusive possessionboth
To possess or enjoy something to the exclusion of others.

اخْتَصَّverb

1.
to be singled outboth
To become the focus of attention or selection.
2.
to be exclusiveboth
To be set apart or unique.

خُصِّيَّnoun

1.
special characteristicclassical
A unique or distinguishing quality.

خَاصَّةnoun

1.
eliteboth
A select group that is superior to others in some way.
2.
private matterboth
Something that concerns an individual personally.
3.
specialtyboth
A particular field of study or activity.

خُوَصَّةnoun

1.
small private matterboth
A diminutive form referring to a personal concern, often considered minor.
2.
personal affairboth
A matter that is specific to an individual.

خَصَّانnoun

1.
special peopleclassical
Individuals who are distinguished or set apart.
2.
elite groupclassical
A select or distinguished group of people.

إِخْصَاصnoun

1.
belittlingclassical
The act of treating someone or something as unimportant.
2.
contemptclassical
The feeling that a person or a thing is worthless or beneath consideration.

خَصَّاصnoun

1.
gapboth
An opening or space, often in a structure like a tent or a screen.
2.
openingboth
A hole or space through something.
3.
needboth
A state of requiring something urgently.
4.
povertyboth
The state of being extremely poor.

خِصَاصَةnoun

1.
gapboth
A small opening or space, like a crack or hole.
2.
needboth
A state of lacking something essential.
3.
povertyboth
A state of severe lack of basic necessities.
4.
thinnessboth
The state of being sparse or lacking substance.

خَصَّاصَةnoun

1.
povertyboth
A state of extreme lack of money and resources.
2.
needboth
A strong desire or requirement for something.
3.
gapboth
A space or opening.

خَصّnoun

1.
hutboth
A simple dwelling made of branches, reeds, or similar materials.
2.
shelterboth
A place giving temporary protection from bad weather or danger.

Parallel reading

خصه بالشيء يخصه خصا وخصوصا وخصوصية وخصوصية، والفتح أفصح، وخصيصى وخصصه واختصه: أفرده به دون غيره.

He singled him out with the thing, he singles him out, a singling out, especially, privacy, and privacy; and the latter is more eloquent, and a special gift, and he made it specific, and he singled it out: he made it unique to him apart from others.

ويقال: اختص فلان بالأمر وتخصص له إذا انفرد، وخص غيره واختصه ببره.

And it is said: So-and-so was singled out for the matter and specialized in it if he was unique, and he singled out another and singled him out with his kindness.

ويقال: فلان مخص بفلان أي خاص به وله به خصية

And it is said: So-and-so is singled out with so-and-so, meaning he is particular to him and he has a special characteristic with him.

إن امرأ خصني عمدا مودته، ... على التنائي، لعندي غير مكفور

Indeed, a man deliberately singled me out with his affection, ... despite the distance, my affection for him is not unacknowledged.

والاسم الخصوصية والخصوصية والخصية والخاصة والخصيصى، وهي تمد وتقصر؛ عن كراع، ولا نظير لها إلا المكيثى.

And the noun is al-khuṣūṣiyyah, al-khuṣūṣiyyah, al-khuṣyah, al-khāṣṣah, and al-khuṣayṣā, and it is lengthened and shortened; according to Kra'ah, and it has no parallel except al-makaythā.

والخاصة: خلاف العامة.

And al-khāṣṣah: is the opposite of al-'āmmah (the general).

والخاصة: من تخصه لنفسك.

And al-khāṣṣah: is what you single out for yourself.

وفي الحديث: بادروا بالأعمال ستا الدجال وكذا وكذا وخويصة أحدكم، يعني حادثة الموت التي تخص كل إنسان

And in the Hadith: Hasten to do good deeds before six things: the Antichrist, and so-and-so, and the small private matter of one of you, meaning the event of death which singles out every person.

والخصان والخصان: كالخاصة؛ ومنه قولهم: إنما يفعل هذا خصان الناس أي خواص منهم؛ وأنشد ابن بري لأبي قلابة الهذلي:

And al-khissān and al-khuṣṣān: are like al-khāṣṣah; and from this is their saying: These people only do this, meaning the distinguished among them; and Ibn Barrī recited for Abū Qalābah al-Hudhali:

والإخصاص: الإزراء.

And al-ikṣāṣ: is belittling.

والخصاص: شبه كوة في قبة أو نحوها إذا كان واسعا قدر الوجه

And al-khaṣāṣ: is like a window in a tent or the like if it is wide enough to fit a face.

وخصاص المنخل والباب والبرقع وغيره: خلله، واحدته خصاصة؛ وكذلك كل خلل وخرق يكون في السحاب، ويجمع خصاصات؛ ومنه قول الشاعر:

And the gaps of the sieve, door, veil, and others: are their openings, the singular of which is khaṣāṣah; and likewise every gap and hole that occurs in the clouds, and it is pluralized as khaṣāṣāt; and from this is the saying of the poet:

والخصاص: الفرج بين الأثافي والأصابع؛ وأنشد ابن بري للأشعري الجعفي:

And al-khaṣāṣ: is the space between the tripods and the fingers; and Ibn Barrī recited for al-Ash'arī al-Ju'fī:

والخصاصة والخصاصاء والخصاص: الفقر وسوء الحال والخلة والحاجة؛ وأنشد ابن بري للكميت:

And al-khaṣāṣah, al-khaṣāṣā', and al-khaṣāṣ: are poverty, bad condition, need, and necessity; and Ibn Barrī recited for al-Kumait:

وفي حديث فضالة: كان يخر رجال من قامتهم في الصلاة من الخصاصة أي الجوع، وأصلها الفقر والحاجة إلى الشيء.

And in the Hadith of Fuḍālah: Men would fall from their standing in prayer due to hunger, meaning hunger, and its origin is poverty and the need for something.

وفي التنزيل العزيز: ويؤثرون على أنفسهم ولو كان بهم خصاصة ؛ وأصل ذلك في الفرجة أو الخلة لأن الشيء إذا انفرج وهى واختل.

And in the Noble Qur'an: And they prefer others over themselves, even though they are in need; and the origin of that is in a gap or a space because something becomes loose and deficient when it opens up.

وصدرت الإبل وبها خصاصة إذا لم ترو، وصدرت بعطشها، وكذلك الرجل إذا لم يشبع من الطعام، وكل ذلك من معنى الخصاصة التي هي الفرجة والخلة.

And the camels would depart with them having a deficiency if they were not watered, and they would depart with their thirst, and likewise a man if he is not satiated with food, and all of that is from the meaning of al-khaṣāṣah, which is a gap and a space.

والخصاصة من الكرم: الغصن إذا لم يرو وخرج منه الحب متفرقا ضعيفا.

And al-khaṣāṣah from a vine: is the branch if it is not watered and the grapes come out scattered and weak.

والخصاصة: ما يبقى في الكرم بعد قطافه العنيقيد الصغير هاهنا وآخر هاهنا، والجمع الخصاص، وهو النبذ القليل؛ قال أبو منصور: ويقال له من عذوق النخل الشمل والشماليل، وقال أبو حنيفة: هي الخصاصة، والجمع خصاص، كلاهما بالفتح.

And al-khaṣāṣah: is what remains on the vine after harvesting, small clusters here and another there, and the plural is al-khaṣāṣ, which is a small amount; Abu Mansur said: And from the date palm clusters, it is called al-shamal and al-shamālīl, and Abu Hanifah said: it is al-khaṣāṣah, and the plural is al-khaṣāṣ, both with the fathah.

وشهر خص أي ناقص.

And a month is khaṣṣ, meaning deficient.

والخص: بيت من شجر أو قصب، وقيل: الخص البيت الذي يسقف عليه بخشبة على هيئة الأزج، والجمع أخصاص وخصاص، وقيل في جمعه خصوص، سمي بذلك لأنه يرى ما فيه من خصاصة أي فرجة، وفي التهذيب: سمي خصا لما فيه من الخصاص، وهي التفاريج الضيقة.

And al-khaṣṣ: is a house of trees or reeds, and it is said: al-khaṣṣ is a house that is roofed with a beam in the shape of an arch, and the plural is akhṣāṣ and khaṣāṣ, and it is said that its plural is khuṣūṣ, named so because one can see through its gaps, meaning openings, and in al-Tahdhib: it is called khaṣṣ because of the gaps in it, which are narrow openings.

وفي الحديث: أن أعرابيا أتى باب النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم، فألقم عينه خصاصة الباب أي فرجته.

And in the Hadith: An Arab came to the door of the Prophet, peace be upon him, and he put his eye to the gap of the door, meaning its opening.

وحانوت الخمار يسمى خصا؛ ومنه قول امرئ القيس:

And the wine seller's shop is called a khaṣṣ; and from this is the saying of Imru' al-Qais:

كأن التجار أصعدوا بسبيئة ... من الخص، حتى أنزلوها على يسر

As if the merchants brought up a fine wine ... from the hut, until they brought it down to ease.

والخص البيت من القصب؛ قال الفزاري: الخص فيه تقر أعيننا ... خير من الآجر والكمد

And al-khaṣṣ is a house of reeds; Al-Fazzārī said: The hut in which our eyes are pleased ... is better than bricks and sorrow.

وفي الحديث: أنه مر بعبد الله بن عمرو وهو يصلح خصا له.

And in the Hadith: That he passed by Abdullah bin Amr while he was repairing his hut.