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الخنسر

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of baseness, misfortune, and destruction. It also extends to describe specific types of people, substances, and locations associated with these negative connotations.

Derived headwords

الخَنْسَرnoun
  1. 1.
    base personboth

    A person who is ignoble, base, or of low character.

  2. 2.
    calamityclassical

    A great misfortune, a disaster, or a calamitous event.

الخَنَاسِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    destructionclassical

    The state of being destroyed or ruined; utter ruin.

  2. 2.
    weak peopleclassical

    The weak, the feeble, or those of low status.

  3. 3.
    wild ass urineclassical

    The urine of wild asses, specifically when found on vegetation.

الخَنَاسِرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    graveyard dwellersclassical

    The people who inhabit or frequent a graveyard or burial ground.

خَنْسَرِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    related to lossclassical

    Pertaining to loss, ruin, or misfortune.

خَنْسَرadjective
  1. 1.
    baseboth

    Describing someone as base, ignoble, or of low character.

Parallel reading

الخنسر، بالكسر: اللئيم، والداهية.
Al-khansar, with a kasra: the ignoble person, and the calamity.
والخناسير: الهلاك، وضعاف الناس، وأبوال الوعول على الكلأ والشجر.
And al-khanaasir: destruction, the weak people, and the urine of wild asses on the grass and trees.
والخناسرة: أهل الجبانة.
And al-khanaasirah: the people of the graveyard.
ورجل خنسر وخنسري، بفتحهما: في موضع الخسران ج: خناسرة.
And a man khansar and khansari, with fatha on both: in the place of loss, plural: khanaasirah.