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خسل

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of being despised, lowly, or weak. It extends to describe individuals or groups who are considered insignificant or lacking in strength and status.

Derived headwords

مَخْسُولadjective
  1. 1.
    despised, lowlyboth

    Describing someone or something as despised, rejected, or of low status.

مَخْسِلadjective
  1. 1.
    despised, lowlyclassical

    A man who is despised or of low standing, often indicated by the doubling of the 'seen' consonant.

خَسْلadjective
  1. 1.
    weak, feebleclassical

    Describing individuals as weak, lacking strength, or feeble.

خِسَالadjective
  1. 1.
    weak, feebleclassical

    Describing a group of people as weak, lacking strength, or feeble.

مَسْخُولَةadjective
  1. 1.
    insignificant, unseenclassical

    Describing stars or celestial bodies as insignificant, barely visible, or unknown.

Parallel reading

المخسول: المرذول، بالخاء والحاء جميعا.
Al-makhsul: the despised, with both Kha' and Ha'.
ورجل مخسل بالتشديد، أي مرذول.
And a man makhsil (with shadda), meaning despised.
ورجال خسل وخسال، أي ضعفاء.
And men khasal and khisal, meaning weak.
ونحن الثريا وجوزاؤها ونحن الذراعان والمرزم وأنتم كواكب مخسولة ترى في السماء ولا تعلم
And we are the Pleiades and its belt, and we are the two arms and the star Al-Marzim, and you are despised stars seen in the sky but not known.
وتروى: " مسخولة ".
And it is narrated: 'mashkhoola' (insignificant/unseen).