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خسء

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concepts of expulsion, banishment, and distance, often associated with animals like dogs and pigs. It also extends to meanings of worthlessness, rejection, and even a form of playful aggression like throwing stones.

Derived headwords

خَسَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to expel, to banishboth

    To drive away or cast out, particularly used in the context of expelling a dog.

  2. 2.
    to move away, to distanceclassical

    To become distant or remote.

  3. 3.
    to be weak, to be feebleclassical

    To be lacking in strength or vigor.

خُسْءٌnoun
  1. 1.
    expulsion, banishmentclassical

    The act of being expelled or banished.

خُسُوءٌnoun
  1. 1.
    expulsion, banishmentclassical

    The act of being expelled or banished.

انْخَسَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to move away, to distance oneselfclassical

    To become distant or remote, to move away from.

خَسِئَverb
  1. 1.
    to move away, to distance oneselfclassical

    To become distant or remote, to move away from.

خَسَأَ البَصَرُverb
  1. 1.
    vision to be weakclassical

    The sight became weak or feeble.

خَاسِئٌadjective
  1. 1.
    banished, expelledclassical

    One who is banished or expelled, especially a dog or pig that is kept away from people.

خَاسِئٌ من الصوفadjective
  1. 1.
    inferior woolclassical

    Describes wool that is of poor quality or worthless.

خَاسَؤُواverb
  1. 1.
    to throw stones at each otherclassical

    A group of people throwing stones at one another.

تَخَاسَؤُواverb
  1. 1.
    to throw stones at each otherclassical

    A group of people throwing stones at one another.

Parallel reading

خسأ الكلب، كمنع: طرده
The dog was expelled, as in 'to prevent': he expelled it.
خسئا وخسوءا
expulsion and banishment.
و الكلب: بعد
And for the dog: it moved away.
كانخسأ وخسئ
like 'to move away' and 'to move away'.
و البصر: كل
And for the sight: it became weak.
والخاسئ من الكلاب والخنازير: المبعد، لا يترك أن يدنو من الناس
And the banished one from dogs and pigs: the one driven away, not allowed to approach people.
وكأمير: الرديء من الصوف
And like 'Amir': the inferior quality of wool.
وخاسؤوا، وتخاسؤوا: تراموا بينهم بالحجارة
And they threw stones at each other, and they threw stones at each other: they threw stones amongst themselves.