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الخنصر

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the smallest finger, the pinky, and its associated anatomical terms. It also extends to place names derived from this finger or related concepts.

Derived headwords

الخِنْصَرnoun
  1. 1.
    pinky fingerboth

    The smallest finger on the hand, also known as the little finger. It can also refer to the middle finger in some contexts.

  2. 2.
    middle fingerclassical

    In some contexts, this term can refer to the middle finger of the hand.

خِنَاصِرَةname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A town in the region of Sham (Syria), part of the territory of Aleppo. It is named after Khinasirah bin Urwah bin Al-Harith.

خَنَاصِرَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of Khinasirahclassical

    The plural form referring to the area around the town of Khinasirah, including its surroundings.

خِنْصَرَانname
  1. 1.
    proper nameclassical

    A proper name, likely a place or person, derived from the root.

Parallel reading

الإصبع الصغرى أو الوسطى، مؤنث.
The smallest finger or the middle finger, feminine.
وخناصرة، بالضم: د بالشام، من عمل حلب، سميت بخناصرة بن عروة بن الحارث، وجمعها جران العود بما حولها، فقال: نظرت وصحبتي بخناصرات
And Khinasirah, with dammah on the first letter: a town in Sham, from the province of Aleppo, named after Khinasirah bin Urwah bin Al-Harith. Its plural is Jiran Al-'ood with its surroundings, so he said: I looked and my companions were in Khinasirah.
وخنصران: علم.
And Khinsaran: a proper name.