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خسر

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns loss, failure, and going astray. It extends to concepts of deficiency, harm, and even moral failings like treachery and baseness. Derived terms can also refer to specific items or places.

Derived headwords

خَسِرَverb
  1. 1.
    to go astrayboth

    To deviate from the right path or truth; to err.

  2. 2.
    to loseboth

    To suffer a loss, especially in trade or business; to be at a disadvantage.

خُسْرٌnoun
  1. 1.
    lossboth

    The state of being lost or having suffered a loss; deficiency.

  2. 2.
    detrimentclassical

    Harm or disadvantage incurred.

خُسْرَانٌnoun
  1. 1.
    lossboth

    A state of being deprived of something valuable; failure.

  2. 2.
    perditionclassical

    Complete ruin or destruction.

خَسَارَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    lossboth

    The act or instance of losing something; a deficit.

  2. 2.
    ruinclassical

    Destruction or utter failure.

خَسَارٌnoun
  1. 1.
    lossclassical

    A state of being lost or having suffered a loss.

  2. 2.
    perditionclassical

    Destruction or ruin.

خَاسِرٌadjective
  1. 1.
    losingboth

    Suffering a loss; not succeeding.

  2. 2.
    astrayboth

    Having gone wrong or deviated from the right path.

خَسِيرٌadjective
  1. 1.
    lostclassical

    Having gone astray or been ruined.

خَيْسَرَىadjective
  1. 1.
    astrayclassical

    Characterized by deviation or error.

إِخْسَارٌnoun
  1. 1.
    causing lossclassical

    The act of causing someone to suffer a loss or detriment.

  2. 2.
    deficiencyclassical

    A state of lacking or being insufficient.

خَسِرَ تَخْسِيرًاverb
  1. 1.
    to destroyclassical

    To cause someone or something to be utterly ruined or perish.

خَاسِرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    weaklingsclassical

    The weak or feeble among people.

  2. 2.
    traitorsclassical

    People known for their treachery and betrayal.

خُنْسَرَىnoun
  1. 1.
    astraynessclassical

    The state of being lost or having gone astray.

  2. 2.
    perditionclassical

    Ruin, destruction, or damnation.

  3. 3.
    treacheryclassical

    Betrayal of trust; disloyalty.

  4. 4.
    basenessclassical

    Lack of moral principles; ignobility.

خُنْسَارٌnoun
  1. 1.
    perditionclassical

    Ruin or utter destruction.

  2. 2.
    astraynessclassical

    The state of being lost or having gone astray.

خُنَاسِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    urine of wild goatsclassical

    The urine of wild goats found on grass and trees.

  2. 2.
    perditionclassical

    Ruin or utter destruction.

  3. 3.
    treacheryclassical

    Betrayal of trust; disloyalty.

  4. 4.
    basenessclassical

    Lack of moral principles; ignobility.

خُنْسَرِيٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    in a state of lossclassical

    One who is in a position of loss or ruin.

خَسْرَوَانِيٌّnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of drinkclassical

    A specific kind of beverage.

  2. 2.
    a type of garmentclassical

    A particular kind of clothing.

خَسْرَاوِيَّةname
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A place located in or associated with Wasit.

كُرَةٌ خَاسِرَةٌphrase
  1. 1.
    a useless ballclassical

    A ball that is not effective or beneficial.

Parallel reading

ضل، فهو خاسر وخسير وخيسرى
He went astray, so he is one who has gone astray, lost, and deviating.
والتاجر: وضع في تجارته أو غبن
And the merchant: he lost in his trade or was cheated.
والخسر: النقص، كالإخسار والخسران
And al-khusr: deficiency, like al-ikhsar and al-khusran.
كرة خاسرة
A useless ball.
والخنسرى: الضلال، والهلاك، والغدر، واللؤم، كالخسار والخسارة والخناسير
And al-khunsara: straying, destruction, treachery, and baseness, like al-khisar, al-khasarah, and al-khanasir.
والخسرواني: شراب، ونوع من الثياب
And al-khusrawani: a drink, and a type of garment.
وخسره تخسيرا: أهلكه
And he destroyed him with takhsir: he annihilated him.
والخاسرة: الضعاف من الناس، وأهل الخيانة
And al-khasirah: the weak among people, and the people of betrayal.
والخنسير: اللئيم
And al-khansir: the base person.
والخنسر والخنسري: من هو في موضع الخسران
And al-khunsar and al-khunsari: one who is in a position of loss.
والخناسير: ms0487 أبوال الوعول على الكلأ والشجر
And al-khanasir: the urine of wild goats on the grass and trees.
وسلم بن عمرو الخاسر، لأنه باع مصحفا، واشترى بثمنه ديوان شعر، أو لأنه حصلت له أموال فبذرها
And Salam bin Amr al-Khasir, because he sold a Qur'an and bought a collection of poetry with its price, or because he acquired wealth and squandered it.