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الخشل

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of something hollowed out, empty, or dried. It extends to describe withered or decayed things, as well as weak or base individuals. It also encompasses terms for certain plants and decorative elements.

Derived headwords

خَشْلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Hollowed eggboth

    An egg from which the contents have been removed, leaving it empty.

  2. 2.
    Dried fruit/seedboth

    The dried pit or seed of a fruit, or a shriveled fruit itself.

  3. 3.
    Small, withered thingclassical

    The small or withered part of something.

  4. 4.
    Plantclassical

    A plant that is yellow, red, or green.

  5. 5.
    Jewelry partclassical

    The heads or decorative parts of bracelets and anklets.

خَشْلnoun
  1. 1.
    Worthless thingclassical

    Something of poor quality or low value.

مَخْشَلnoun
  1. 1.
    Despicable personclassical

    A person who is despised or looked down upon.

مَخْشُولnoun
  1. 1.
    Despicable personclassical

    A person who is despised or looked down upon.

خَشَلَverb
  1. 1.
    To be despisedclassical

    To be considered worthless or despicable.

خَشُلَverb
  1. 1.
    To wear outclassical

    A garment becoming worn out or tattered.

مُخَشِّلadjective
  1. 1.
    Adornedclassical

    A man who is adorned or decorated.

مُخْشِلnoun
  1. 1.
    Dry refuseclassical

    The dry, withered refuse or debris of plants.

خَشْل فَشْلadjective
  1. 1.
    Weak and feebleclassical

    Describing someone who is weak, feeble, and lacking strength.

تَخَشَّلَverb
  1. 1.
    To humble oneselfclassical

    To become low, humble, or submissive.

خُنْشَلِيلadjective
  1. 1.
    Swiftclassical

    Describing someone or something that is swift or fast-moving.

Parallel reading

الخشل: البيضة إذا أخرج جوفها
Al-khashl: The egg when its inside has been removed.
والمقل، أو يابسه، أو رطبه، أو صغاره، أو نواه
And the date pit, or its dry part, or its moist part, or its small parts, or its seeds.
واحدته: خشلة
Its singular is: khashlah.
ونبات أصفر وأحمر وأخضر
And a plant that is yellow, red, and green.
ورؤوس الأسورة والخلاخيل
And the heads of bracelets and anklets.
وبالتحريك: الرديء
And with vowel movement: the worthless.
والمخشّل والمخشول: المرذول
And al-makhshal and al-makhshool: the despised.
وقد خشله
And he has been despised.
وخشّل الثوب، كفرح: بلي
And the garment wore out, as in 'faraha': it became worn out.
ورجل مخشّل، كمعظم: محلى
And a man mukhasshil, as in 'mu'azzam': adorned.
وكأمير: اليابس من الغثاء
And like 'ameer': the dry part of the withered vegetation.
وخشّل فشّل، ككتف: ضعيف
And khashl fashl, as in 'katif': weak.
وتخشّل: تطامن، وذل
And takhashshala: to become humble, and to be abased.
والخنْشليل: الماضي
And al-khunshaleel: the swift.