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خشع

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concepts of humility, submissiveness, and lowliness. It extends to physical manifestations of these states, such as lowering one's gaze or describing a humble or desolate landscape. It also encompasses the idea of feigning or affecting humility.

Derived headwords

الخشوعnoun
  1. 1.
    humility, submissivenessboth

    humility, submissiveness

خَشَعَverb
  1. 1.
    he was humble, submissiveboth

    he was humble, submissive

  2. 2.
    he lowered his gazeboth

    he lowered his gaze

اِخْشَعَverb
  1. 1.
    To be humble, submissiveclassical

    To act or appear humble and submissive; it is presented as a synonym for 'خشع'.

خاشعةadjective
  1. 1.
    Desolate, barrenclassical

    Describing a land that is dusty, uninhabited, and without any signs of life or settlement.

خاشعadjective
  1. 1.
    Humble, submissiveboth

    Possessing humility or submissiveness.

  2. 2.
    Low, humble (place)classical

    Describing a place that is low, humble, or unassuming in its terrain.

الخشعةnoun
  1. 1.
    a low hillboth

    a low hill

التخشعnoun
  1. 1.
    feigning humilityboth

    feigning humility

Parallel reading

الخشوع: الخضوع.
Humility: submissiveness.
يقال: خشع واختشع.
It is said: he was humble and he feigned humility.
وخشع ببصره، أي غضه.
And he lowered his gaze, meaning he cast it down.
وبلدة خاشعة، أي مغبرة لا منزل بها.
And a desolate land, meaning dusty and without habitation.
ومكان خاشع.
And a humble place.
والخشعة، مثال الصبرة: أكمة متواضعة.
And the Khush'ah, like a sabrah: a humble hill.
" كانت الارض خشعة على الماء ثم دحيت ".
"The earth was a humble expanse upon the water, then it was spread out."
والتخشع: تكلف الخشوع.
And affectation of humility: the deliberate cultivation of humility.