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خسء

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concepts of driving away, repelling, and the resulting state of being repelled or defeated. It also extends to the idea of being dazed or bewildered, particularly in relation to sight.

Derived headwords

خَسَأَverb
  1. 1.
    he drove it awayboth

    he drove it away

  2. 2.
    he cutboth

    he cut

خَسْءٌnoun
  1. 1.
    driving awayclassical

    The act of driving away or expelling.

اِنْخَسَأَverb
  1. 1.
    alsoboth

    also

خَسَأَ بَصَرُهُverb
  1. 1.
    sight was dazedclassical

    The sight became bewildered, confused, or unable to focus.

خُسُوءٌnoun
  1. 1.
    dazed sightclassical

    The state of being dazed or bewildered, particularly referring to the eyes.

خَاسِئٌadjective
  1. 1.
    dazed and wearyclassical

    Describing sight that is dazed, bewildered, and weary or exhausted.

تَخَاسَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to throw stones at each otherclassical

    A group of people throwing stones at one another.

مُخَاسَأَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    mutual stone-throwingclassical

    The act of throwing stones at each other, a contest or conflict involving this.

Parallel reading

خسأت الكلب خسأ: طردته
I drove the dog away; I expelled it.
وخسأ الكلب بنفسه يتعدى ولا يتعدى
And the dog drove itself away, it can be transitive or intransitive.
وانخسأ أيضا
And it was driven away too.
كالكلب إن قلت له اخسأ فانخسأ
Like a dog, if you tell it 'Be driven away!', and it is driven away.
خسأ بصره خسأ وخسوءا، أي سدر
His sight was dazed; it became dazed and bewildered, meaning it was confused.
ينقلب إليك البصر خاسئا وهو حسير
The sight turns back to you, dazed and weary.
وتخاسأ القوم بالحجارة: تراموا بها
And the people threw stones at each other: they hurled them.
وكانت بينهم مخاسأة
And there was mutual stone-throwing between them.