الخصلة

Root entry · 33 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns tufts, locks, or bunches of things, particularly hair or vegetation. It extends to concepts of distinction, virtue, vice, and achievement, especially in archery. It also covers pieces of meat and tools for cutting.

Derived headwords

الخصلةnoun

1.
Lock of hairboth
A tuft or lock of hair, or a small amount of it.
2.
Virtue or viceboth
A characteristic, which can be either a virtue or a vice, though it often denotes a virtue.
3.
Bunch of grapesclassical
A cluster or bunch of grapes.
4.
Piece of meatboth
A piece of meat, or specifically the flesh of the thighs, upper arms, and forearms, or any thick bundle of flesh.
5.
Archery hitclassical
Hitting the target in archery, or an arrow that lands very close to the target.

خصالnoun

1.
Characteristicsboth
Plural of خصلة, referring to characteristics, traits, or qualities.

خصلتانnoun

1.
Two archery hitsclassical
Two successful hits in archery, considered a good score.

أخصلverb

1.
To achieve archery hitsclassical
To achieve two successful hits in archery, as in the term خصلتان.

العنقودnoun

1.
Bunch of grapesclassical
A cluster or bunch of grapes.

عود فيه شوكnoun

1.
Thorny branchclassical
A branch that has thorns.

طرف القضيب الرطبnoun

1.
Tip of a moist twigclassical
The end part of a wet or moist twig.

ما رخص من قضبان العرفطnoun

1.
Tender branches of 'Arfajclassical
The soft or tender branches of the 'Arfaj plant.

الشعر المجتمعnoun

1.
Gathered hairclassical
Hair that is gathered together in a bunch or lock.

القليلة منهnoun

1.
Small amount of itclassical
A small quantity of something, referring to hair in this context.

كالخصيلةnoun

1.
Like a lock of hairclassical
Similar to a lock or tuft of hair.

العضو من اللحمnoun

1.
Limb of fleshclassical
A part or limb composed of flesh.

تخاصلواverb

1.
To bet on archeryclassical
To engage in a contest of archery, making wagers on the outcome.

أحرز خصلهverb

1.
To achieve a hitclassical
To achieve a successful hit, especially in archery.

أصاب خصلهverb

1.
To hit the markclassical
To hit the target or achieve a successful outcome, particularly in archery.

خصلهمverb

1.
To surpass themclassical
To excel or surpass others, especially in a competition.

خصلاnoun

1.
Surpassingclassical
The act of surpassing or excelling others.

خصالاnoun

1.
Surpassingclassical
The act of surpassing or excelling others.

الشيء: قطعهverb

1.
To cut the thingclassical
To cut something into pieces.

المقمورnoun

1.
The lucky oneclassical
One who is fortunate or successful, possibly through gambling or chance.

الذنبnoun

1.
The tailclassical
The tail of an animal.

القطعة من اللحمnoun

1.
Piece of meatclassical
A piece of meat.

لحم الفخذين والعضدين والذراعينnoun

1.
Flesh of limbsclassical
The flesh of the thighs, upper arms, and forearms.

كل عصبة فيها لحم غليظnoun

1.
Thick bundle of fleshclassical
Any bundle or mass containing thick flesh.

خصيلnoun

1.
Pieces of meatclassical
Plural of خصلة, referring to pieces of meat.

خصائلnoun

1.
Characteristicsboth
Plural of خصلة, referring to characteristics or qualities.
2.
Pieces of meatclassical
Plural of خصلة, referring to pieces of meat.

المخصالnoun

1.
Sickle
A tool used for cutting, specifically a sickle.

السيف القطاعnoun

1.
Cutting swordclassical
A sword that is sharp and effective at cutting.

خصلverb

1.
To make into piecesclassical
To cut something into pieces or sections.

خصّلverb

1.
To cut into piecesboth
To cut something into pieces.
2.
To prune treesboth
To prune or trim trees.
3.
To cut for a camelclassical
To cut something for a camel, likely referring to fodder.

جهينةname

1.
Juhaynahclassical
A female name, specifically referring to Bint Wathilah bin Al-Asqa'.

بنو خصيلةname

1.
Banu Khusailahclassical
A clan or tribe named Khusailah.

الخصالةnoun

1.
Money bagclassical
A variant pronunciation or spelling of الحصالة, meaning a money bag or purse.

Parallel reading

الخصلة: الخلة، والفضيلة، والرذيلة، أو قد غلب على الفضيلة

Al-khuslah: The characteristic, the virtue, and the vice, or it may have come to predominantly mean virtue.

ج: خصال

Plural: khisal.

وإصابة القرطاس، أو أن يقع السهم بلزق القرطاس، كالخصل

And hitting the target, or the arrow landing very close to the target, like a khuslah.

وخصلتان في النضال تحسب مقرطسة

And two hits in archery are counted as a good score (muqartasah).

وقد أخصل الرامي

And the archer has achieved two hits.

و=: العنقود، وعود فيه شوك، ويضمان

And: the bunch of grapes, a thorny branch, and (with damma) a cluster.

وطرف القضيب الرطب، وما رخص من قضبان العرفط، ويحرك فيهما، أو ليس إلا محركة

And the tip of a moist twig, and the tender branches of the 'Arfaj, and (with harakah) they are moved, or it is only a movement.

وبالضم: الشعر المجتمع، أو القليلة منه، كالخصيلة، والعضو من اللحم

And (with damma): gathered hair, or a small amount of it, like a lock of hair, and a limb of flesh.

وتخاصلوا: تراهنوا على النضال

And they competed in archery: they bet on the archery contest.

وأحرز خصله، وأصاب خصله: غلب

And he achieved a hit, and he hit the mark: he prevailed.

وخصلهم خصلا وخصالا، بالكسر: فضلهم

And he surpassed them in khuslan and khisalan (with kasr): he excelled them.

و الشيء: قطعه

And the thing: he cut it.

وكأمير: المقمور، والذنب

And like 'amir: the lucky one, and the tail.

وبهاء: القطعة من اللحم، أو لحم الفخذين والعضدين والذراعين، أو كل عصبة فيها لحم غليظ، ج: خصيل وخصائل

And with bahā': the piece of meat, or the flesh of the thighs, upper arms, and forearms, or any bundle containing thick flesh, plural: khusail and khasa'il.

والمخصال: المنجل

And al-mikhsal: the sickle.

وكمنبر: السيف القطاع

And like mimbar: the cutting sword.

وخصله تخصيلا: جعله قطعا

And he cut it into pieces (takhsilan): he made it into pieces.

و الشجر: شذبه

And the trees: he pruned them.

و البعير: قطع له الخصلة

And the camel: he cut the fodder for it.

وكجهينة: بنت واثلة بن الأسقع

And like Juhaynah: the daughter of Wathilah bin Al-Asqa'.

وبنو خصيلة: بطين

And Banu Khusailah: a clan.

والخصالة: لغة في الحصالة

And al-khasalah: a dialectal variant for al-hisalah (money bag).