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الخصف

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

The root الخصف primarily relates to the act of joining or stitching things together, particularly in the context of footwear. It extends to concepts of covering, adhering, and producing offspring, as well as describing various objects and qualities associated with these actions.

Derived headwords

خَصَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to stitchboth

    To stitch or sew together, especially the layers of a sandal.

  2. 2.
    to adhereclassical

    To make leaves or other materials stick or adhere to a body, layer by layer.

  3. 3.
    to give birth prematurelyclassical

    A she-camel giving birth to her young after the ninth month of gestation.

  4. 4.
    to become evenclassical

    For hair color to become uniform, with black and white blending together.

خَصْفnoun
  1. 1.
    stitchingboth

    The act of stitching or sewing, particularly of a sandal.

  2. 2.
    adherenceclassical

    The act of adhering or sticking things together, like leaves.

خُصُوفnoun
  1. 1.
    late offspringclassical

    Offspring born two months after the usual gestation period.

خَصْفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    woven basketboth

    A basket made from palm leaves, used for dates.

  2. 2.
    thick clothclassical

    A very thick or coarse piece of cloth.

  3. 3.
    a name

    A name referring to Ibn Qays 'Aylan.

  4. 4.
    a stitchclassical

    A single stitch.

خُصْفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a stitchclassical

    A single stitch.

خَصِيفadjective
  1. 1.
    two-coloredboth

    Having two colors, often referring to horses or sheep with white and dark patches.

  2. 2.
    stitched sandalclassical

    A sandal that has been stitched.

  3. 3.
    mixed milkclassical

    Milk into which sour milk has been poured.

  4. 4.
    a narrator

    A narrator, specifically Ibn Abd al-Rahman.

أَخْصَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to adhereclassical

    To make things adhere or stick together, layer by layer.

  2. 2.
    to speed upclassical

    To move quickly or hasten.

اخْتَصَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to adhereclassical

    To make things adhere or stick together, layer by layer.

تَخْصِيفnoun
  1. 1.
    bad temperclassical

    Poor character or disposition.

  2. 2.
    forced effortclassical

    Striving hard to achieve something beyond one's capability or pretending to have what one does not.

خَصِيفَةadjective
  1. 1.
    two-coloredclassical

    Having two colors, referring to a military unit with mixed armor.

أَخْصَفadjective
  1. 1.
    white-flankedclassical

    Having white flanks, applied to horses and sheep.

  2. 2.
    mottledclassical

    Having patches of white and black, applied to mountains and birds.

خَصِيفnoun
  1. 1.
    ashclassical

    Ash, the residue of burnt material.

  2. 2.
    a narrator

    A narrator, specifically Ibn Abd al-Rahman.

خَصَّافnoun
  1. 1.
    a horse

    A horse belonging to Malik bin Amr al-Ghassani, known for bravery.

  2. 2.
    a horse

    Another horse belonging to Haml bin Zayd bin Awf.

خَاصِي خَصَّافname
  1. 1.
    a name

    A name derived from a horse that was castrated due to its bravery.

عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ خُصَيْفname
  1. 1.
    a narrator

    A narrator, nephew of Khusayf.

سَمَاءٌ مَخْصُوفَةٌphrase
  1. 1.
    smooth skyclassical

    A sky that is smooth, clear, or has two colors, with black and white.

خَصِيفٌnoun
  1. 1.
    a liarclassical

    A liar.

  2. 2.
    sandal stitcherclassical

    One who stitches sandals.

خَصَفَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    a stitchclassical

    A single stitch.

Parallel reading

النعل ذات الطراق، وكل طراق: خصفة.
A sandal with layers, and every layer is a khusfah.
وخصف النعل يخصفها: خرزها
And he stitches the sandal, he stitches it: he sews it.
و الورق على بدنه: ألزقها، وأطبقها عليه ورقة ورقة، كأخصف واختصف
And the leaves on his body: he made them adhere, and applied them to him leaf by leaf, like 'akhṣafa and ikhtasafa.
والناقة خصافا، بالكسر: ألقت ولدها وقد بلغ الشهر التاسع.
And the she-camel, khisafan (with kasra): she dropped her young after it had reached the ninth month.
والخصوف: التي تنتج بعد الحول من مضربها بشهرين.
And al-khusuf: those born two months after the year from their conception.
والخصفة، محركة: الجلة تعمل من الخوص للتمر
And al-khusfah, with harakah: a basket made from palm leaves for dates.
والثوب الغليظ جدا، ج: خصف وخصاف.
And a very thick garment, pl: khusuf and khisaf.
والخصفة أيضا: ابن قيس عيلان.
And al-khusfah also: Ibn Qays 'Aylan.
والأخصف: الأبيض الخاصرتين من الخيل والغنم
And al-akhṣaf: the one white in the flanks among horses and sheep.
والظلمان: الذي فيه بياض وسواد
And al-ẓulmān: that which has whiteness and blackness.
وكتيبة خصيفة: ذات لونين، لون الحديد وغيره.
And a khasiifah unit: having two colors, the color of iron and other.
والخصيف، كأمير: الرماد
And al-khaṣiif, like amir: the ash.
والنعل المخصوفة
And the stitched sandal.
واللبن الحليب يصب عليه الرائب
And the fresh milk into which sour milk is poured.
وكشداد: الكذاب، ومن يخصف النعال
And like shaddad: the liar, and the one who stitches sandals.
وكقطام: فرس كانت لمالك بن عمرو الغساني، ومنه: "أجرأ من فارس خصاف"
And like qattām: a mare that belonged to Malik bin Amr al-Ghassani, and from it: 'Bolder than Fāris Khassāf'.
وسماء مخصوفة: ملساء خلقاء، أو ذات لونين، (فيها) سواد وبياض.
And a makhṣūfah sky: smooth and clear, or having two colors, (in it) blackness and whiteness.
والخصفة، بالضم: الخرزة.
And al-khusfah, with dammah: the stitch.
وأخصف: أسرع.
And akhṣafa: he hastened.
والتخصيف: سوء الخلق، والاجتهاد في التكلف بما ليس عندك.
And al-takhṣiif: bad character, and striving to do what you cannot do.
وخصفه الشيب تخصيفا: استوى هو والسواد.
And his hair became uniform with grayness, takhṣiifan: the white and black became equal.