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Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the male reproductive organs, specifically the testicles, and the act of castration. It extends to related concepts like physical emasculation, and metaphorically to things that are cut off or removed.

Derived headwords

الخِصْيُ والخُصْيَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    testicleboth

    One of the male reproductive organs, responsible for producing sperm and testosterone. Both singular and plural forms are used.

خَصَىverb
  1. 1.
    to castrateboth

    To surgically remove the testicles of a male animal or human.

خِصَاءٌnoun
  1. 1.
    castrationboth

    The act or process of castrating.

خَصِيٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    castratedboth

    Describing a male who has been castrated.

مُخْصِيٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    castratedboth

    One who has been castrated; an emasculated person or animal.

خُصْيَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    testicleboth

    A singular testicle.

  2. 2.
    earringclassical

    A piece of jewelry worn in the ear, often a hoop or dangling ornament.

خُصْيَانٌnoun
  1. 1.
    testiclesboth

    Plural of 'khusyah', referring to the male reproductive organs.

الخَصِيُّnoun
  1. 1.
    one who complains of his testiclesclassical

    A person who is complaining about pain or issues related to their testicles.

شَعَرٌ غَيْرُ مُتَغَزَّلٍ فِيهِnoun
  1. 1.
    poetry not about loveclassical

    Poetry that does not focus on romantic themes or the beloved.

أَخْصَىverb
  1. 1.
    to learn one scienceclassical

    To acquire knowledge in a single, specific field of study.

ابْنُ خُصْيَةٍname
  1. 1.
    a narrator of hadithclassical

    A term used to refer to a specific narrator of prophetic traditions (hadith), often with a specific lineage or characteristic.

Parallel reading

الخِصْيُ والخُصْيَةُ، بضمهما وكسرهما: من أعضاء التناسل
The khisyu and the khusyah, with dammah and kasrah on them: are from the reproductive organs.
وهاتان خصيتان وخصيان ج: خصى
And these are two testicles, and khusyan is the plural of khisa.
وخصاه خصاء: سل خصييه
And he castrated him with castration: meaning he removed his testicles.
فهو خصي ومخصي
So he is khasi (castrated) and mukhsi (one who is castrated).
والخصي، مخففة: المشتكي خصاه
And al-khasi, lightened: is the one complaining of his testicles.
وكغني: شعر لم يتغزل فيه
And like 'ghani': poetry in which one does not engage in romantic verse.
وع، وفرسان
And 'a'in, and 'fursan'.
والخصية، بالضم: القرط في الأذن
And al-khusyah, with dammah: is the earring in the ear.
وابن خصية، بالكسر: محدث
And Ibn Khusyah, with kasrah: is a narrator of hadith.
وأخصى: تعلم علما واحدا
And akhsa: means to learn one science.