الخشوع

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of humility, submission, and reverence, often expressed through physical posture, voice, and gaze. It extends to meanings of stillness, meekness, and even astronomical phenomena like a celestial body nearing sunset. The root also encompasses related ideas of desolation, guidance, and specific physical conditions.

Derived headwords

خَشَعَverb

1.
to be humbleboth
To exhibit humility, submission, and reverence, often with a sense of awe or fear.
2.
to be stillboth
To be quiet, calm, and motionless, especially in a reverent manner.
3.
to be subduedboth
To be meek, submissive, or downtrodden.
4.
to set (celestial body)classical
Used to describe a star or planet nearing its setting time.

خُشُوعnoun

1.
humilityboth
The state of being humble, submissive, and reverent.
2.
stillnessboth
A state of quietness, calmness, and lack of movement.
3.
meeknessboth
The quality of being gentle, submissive, and downtrodden.
4.
setting (celestial body)classical
The act or state of a celestial body approaching sunset.

اخْتَشَعَverb

1.
to be humbleboth
To exhibit humility and submission, similar to 'khasha'a'.

خَاشِعadjective

1.
humbleboth
One who is humble, submissive, and reverent.
2.
meekboth
One who is gentle, submissive, or downtrodden.
3.
bowingboth
One who is in a state of bowing, often in prayer or submission.
4.
dusty placeclassical
A place covered in dust, without inhabitants.
5.
untraceable placeclassical
A location that is difficult to find or navigate.

خَشْعَةnoun

1.
piece of landboth
A rough or coarse piece of land.
2.
low moundboth
A hillock or mound that is close to the ground.
3.
infant (stillborn)classical
A child who dies in the womb and is born dead.

تَخَشَّعَverb

1.
to supplicateboth
To pray fervently, to implore with humility and earnestness.

Parallel reading

الخشوع: الخضوع

Humility: submission.

كالاختشاع

Like exhibiting humility.

والفعل: كمنع، أو قريب من الخضوع

And the verb: like 'to prevent', or close to submission.

أو هو في البدن

Or it is in the body.

والخشوع في الصوت والبصر

And humility is in the voice and the sight.

و السكون والتذلل

And stillness and meekness.

و في الكوكب: دنوه من الغروب

And in a celestial body: its nearing of sunset.

والخاشع: المكان المغبر لا منزل به

And 'khashi'' (place): a dusty place with no inhabitants.

والمكان لا يهتدى له

And a place one cannot find their way to.

والمستكين، والراكع

And the meek one, and the one who bows.

وخشع السنام: ذهب إلا أقله

And the hump of the camel diminished: its least part remained.

وفلان ms0951 خراشي صدره فخشعت هي: إذا ألقى بزاقا لزجا

And so-and-so's chest was irritated, and she (the camel) spat out viscous phlegm.

والخشعة، بالكسر: الصبي يلزق عنه بطن أمه إذا ماتت

And 'khash'ah' (with kasr): a child who is born dead from his mother's womb if she dies.

وبالضم: القطعة من الأرض الغليظة

And (with damma): a piece of coarse land.

والأكمة اللاطئة بالأرض، ج: كصرد

And a low mound close to the ground, plural like 'asard'.

وتخشع: تضرع

And 'takhashsha'a': to supplicate.