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خسل

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of being base, vile, or worthless. It extends to describing things or people as inferior, rejected, or insignificant, and can also denote expulsion or banishment.

Derived headwords

الخَسِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    The base/vileboth

    The base, vile, or worthless from anything. It is used to describe something of low quality or character.

خَسَائِلnoun
  1. 1.
    The base/vile (pl.)classical

    Plural of الخسيل, referring to the base, vile, or worthless things or people.

خِسَالnoun
  1. 1.
    The base/vile (pl.)classical

    Another plural form of الخسيل, also referring to the base, vile, or worthless.

خَسَالَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Worthlessness/inferiorityboth

    The state or quality of being worthless, inferior, or base; the dregs or refuse of anything.

حَسَالَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Worthlessness/inferiorityclassical

    Synonymous with خسالة, referring to the worst or most inferior part of something.

المَخْسُولadjective
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    Rejected/despisedboth

    Rejected, despised, or held in low esteem; considered base or worthless.

المَحْسُولadjective
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    Rejected/despisedclassical

    Synonymous with المخسول, indicating someone or something that is rejected or despised.

المِخْسَلadjective
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    Rejected/despisedclassical

    Similar to المخسول and المحسول, denoting someone or something that is rejected or base.

المِحْسَلadjective
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    Rejected/despisedclassical

    Also synonymous with المخسول and المحسول, referring to the rejected or base.

رجلٌ مِخْسَلadjective
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    A base/rejected manboth

    A man who is base, rejected, or despised.

رجلٌ مَخْسُولadjective
  1. 1.
    A base/rejected manboth

    A man who is base, rejected, or despised.

الخَسْلnoun
  1. 1.
    The base/weakclassical

    The base, vile, weak, or insignificant individuals.

الخِسَالnoun
  1. 1.
    The base/weakclassical

    Another form referring to the base, vile, weak, or insignificant.

خَسَلَهمverb
  1. 1.
    To expel/banish themclassical

    To expel, banish, or drive them away.

Parallel reading

الخسيل: الرذل من كل شيء
Al-khasīl: the base/vile from everything.
والجمع خسائل وخسال، الأولى نادرة
And the plural is khasā'il and khisāl; the former is rare.
وهو من خسيلتهم أي من خشارتهم
And he is from their baseness, meaning from their refuse/worthless.
والخسالة والحسالة: الرديء من كل شيء
And al-khasālah and al-hasālah: the bad/inferior from everything.
والمخسول والمحسول: المرذول، بالخاء والحاء جميعا
And al-makhsūl and al-mahsūl: the despised, with both khā' and ḥā'.
والمخسل والمحسل مثله
And al-mikhsal and al-miḥsal are similar.
ذي رأيهم والعاجز المخسل
Of their opinion, and the incapable/base one.
ورجل مخسل ومخسول: مرذول
And a man mikhsal and makhsūl: despised.
والخسل والخسال: الأرذال والضعفاء
And al-khasl and al-khisāl: the base and the weak.
وأنتم كواكب مخسولة
And you are rejected/insignificant stars.
وترى في السماء ولا نعلم
You see them in the sky, but we do not know.
ويروى: مسخولة
And it is narrated: mas'ūlah (rejected/insignificant).
وخسلهم: نفاهم
And khasal-hum: expelled them.