خصه

Root entry · 24 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of singling out, distinguishing, or favoring something or someone. It extends to notions of exclusivity, privacy, and also poverty or need, as well as specific physical attributes and places.

Derived headwords

خَصَّهُverb

1.
to single outboth
To distinguish someone or something from others, to favor them specifically.
2.
to favor with affectionboth
To show particular affection or kindness towards someone.

خَصًّاnoun

1.
singling outclassical
The act of singling out or distinguishing.

خُصُوصًاnoun

1.
singling outclassical
The act of singling out or distinguishing.

خُصُوصِيَّةnoun

1.
privacyboth
The state of being private, secluded, or free from public attention.
2.
exclusivityboth
The quality of being exclusive or special.

خُصِّيصَىnoun

1.
specialnessclassical
A state of being special or unique.

خُصْيَةnoun

1.
testicleboth
A male reproductive gland.
2.
specialtyclassical
A particular characteristic or feature that distinguishes something.

تَخْصِيَةnoun

1.
singling outclassical
The act of singling out or distinguishing.

الخاصّadjective

1.
privateboth
Belonging to or for a particular person or group, not public.
2.
specialboth
Distinguished from others by particular qualities or significance.

الخاصَّةnoun

1.
private affairsboth
Matters pertaining to an individual or group, not public.
2.
eliteboth
A select group that is superior in terms of ability or qualities to the rest of a group or society.
3.
specialtyclassical
A particular characteristic or feature.

الخِصَانnoun

1.
specialistsclassical
People who possess special knowledge or skills.
2.
private mattersclassical
Matters pertaining to an individual or group.

الخُوَيْصَةnoun

1.
small private matterclassical
A diminutive form referring to a small private affair or detail.

الخَصَاصnoun

1.
povertyboth
The state of being extremely poor.
2.
gapsboth
Breaks, holes, or openings in something.
3.
small holesboth
Tiny openings or perforations.
4.
space between stonesclassical
The gap between three stones used to support a pot.

الخَصَاصَةnoun

1.
povertyboth
The state of being extremely poor.
2.
gapsboth
Breaks, holes, or openings in something.
3.
small holesboth
Tiny openings or perforations.
4.
leftovers from harvestclassical
What remains on a vine after the grapes have been picked.
5.
small amountclassical
A meager quantity of something.

الخَصَاصَاءnoun

1.
povertyclassical
The state of being extremely poor.
2.
gapsclassical
Breaks, holes, or openings in something.

خَصَّصْتُverb

1.
to be poorclassical
To experience poverty or destitution.

الخَصّnoun

1.
hutclassical
A dwelling made of reeds or cane.
2.
shelterclassical
A structure with a roof supported by a beam, like an arched structure.
3.
wine shopclassical
A place where wine is sold, even if not made of reeds.
4.
good wineclassical
High-quality wine.

الخَصّadjective

1.
deficientclassical
Lacking something, incomplete.

الإخْصَاصnoun

1.
belittlingclassical
The act of treating someone or something with contempt or disdain.

خَصَىname

1.
place nameclassical
A large town in Baghdad on the edge of Dujayl, and another east of Mosul.

الخُصُوصname

1.
place nameclassical
A place in Kufa, a place east of Ain Shams in Egypt, a place in the province of Asyut, and another place in the Eastern Province, known as Khusus al-Sa'ada in Egypt, and a place in the desert.

التَّخْصِيصnoun

1.
specializationboth
The act of making something specific or exclusive.
2.
generalization (opposite)both
The opposite of generalization; making something particular.
3.
playing with fireclassical
A boy taking a reed with fire in it and waving it playfully.

اخْتَصَّهُverb

1.
to single outboth
To distinguish someone or something from others, to favor them specifically.

اخْتَصَّverb

1.
to be singled outboth
To be distinguished or favored.

تَخَصَّصَverb

1.
to specializeboth
To focus on a particular subject or activity.
2.
to be singled outboth
To be distinguished or set apart.

Parallel reading

خَصَّهُ بالشيء خصا وخصوصا وخصوصية، ويفتح، وخصيصى، ويمد، وخصية وتخصة: فضله.

He singled him out with the thing, a singling out, and specifically, and privacy, and specialness, and a testicle, and a hut: he favored him.

وخصه بالود: كذلك.

And he favored him with affection: likewise.

والخاص والخاصة: ضد العامة.

And the private and the private affairs: the opposite of the public.

والخصان، بالكسر والضم: الخواص.

And the specialists, with kasr and damma: the special ones.

والخويصة: تصغير الخاصة، ياؤها ساكنة، لأن ياء التصغير لا تتحرك.

And the small private matter: the diminutive of the private affair, its ya is silent because the ya of the diminutive does not move.

والخصاص والخصاصة والخصاصاء، بفتحهن: الفقر، وقد خصصت، بالكسر: والخلل، أو كل خلل وخرق في باب ومنخل وبرقع ونحوه، أو الثقب الصغير، والفرج بين الأثافي.

And the poverty, and the poverty, and the poverty, with all of them open: poverty, and I was poor, with kasr: and the gaps, or every gap and tear in a door, sieve, veil, and the like, or the small hole, and the space between the tripod stones.

والخصاصة، بالضم: ما يبقى في الكرم بعد قطافه، والنبذ اليسير ج: خصاص.

And the leftovers from harvest, with damma: what remains on the vine after its picking, and a small amount, plural: gaps.

والخص، بالضم: البيت من القصب، أو البيت يسقف بخشبة كالأزج ج: خصاص وخصوص، وحانوت الخمار، وإن لم يكن من قصب، وجيد الخمر، وبالكسر: الناقص.

And the hut, with damma: the house of reeds, or the house roofed with a beam like an arch, plural: huts and wine shops, and the wine seller's shop, even if it is not of reeds, and good wine, and with kasr: deficient.

والإخصاص: الإزراء.

And belittling: contempt.

وخصى، كربى: ة كبيرة ببغداد في طرف دجيل، منها محمد بن علي بن محمد الخصي، وة شرقي الموصل، أهلها جمالون.

And Khassa, like ruba: a large town in Baghdad on the edge of Dujayl, from which is Muhammad bin Ali bin Muhammad al-Khassi, and a town east of Mosul, its people are Jamalun.

والخصوص، بالضم: ع بالكوفة، تنسب إليه الدنان الخصية على غير قياس، وة بمصر بعين شمس من الشرقية، وة من ms0817 كورة أسيوط، وة أخرى بالشرقية، وهي خصوص السعادة بمصر، وع بالبادية.

And al-Khusus, with damma: a place in Kufa, to which are attributed the Khussi dinars, contrary to analogy, and a place in Egypt east of Ain Shams, and a place from the province of Asyut, and another place in the Eastern Province, which is Khusus al-Sa'ada in Egypt, and a place in the desert.

والتخصيص: ضد التعميم، وأخذ الغلام قصبة فيها نار، يلوح بها لاعبا.

And specialization: the opposite of generalization, and a boy taking a reed with fire in it, waving it playfully.

واختصه بالشيء: خصه به فاختص وتخصص، لازم متعد.

And he singled him out with the thing: he singled him out with it, so he was singled out and specialized, intransitive and transitive.