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خصل

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of risk, gambling, and superiority. It also extends to physical descriptions like locks of hair, tufts of vegetation, and parts of the body, as well as a sharp sword.

Derived headwords

خَصْلnoun
  1. 1.
    risk, dangerclassical

    The danger or risk that is undertaken in a contest or gamble.

تَخَاصَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to gamble, betclassical

    When people engage in gambling or betting, particularly in archery.

تخاصل القوم، أي تراهنوا في الرمي — The people gambled, meaning they bet on archery.
خَصْلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    lock of hairboth

    A tuft or lock of hair.

  2. 2.
    opportunity, chanceclassical

    An opportunity or favorable circumstance, similar to 'khulla'.

خَصْلَة (بالضم)noun
  1. 1.
    lock of hairboth

    A tuft or lock of hair.

خَصْلnoun
  1. 1.
    hanging branchesclassical

    The dangling or hanging ends of tree branches.

خَصِيلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    flesh of thigh/armclassical

    Any piece of flesh that is in its proper place on the thigh or upper arm.

مِخْصَلnoun
  1. 1.
    sharp swordclassical

    A sharp, cutting sword, used as a variant of 'maqṣal'.

خَصَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to surpass, excelclassical

    To surpass or excel others, to gain an advantage over them.

وخصالا: فضلتهم — and 'khisalan': I surpassed them.
خِصَالnoun
  1. 1.
    superiority, advantageclassical

    A state of superiority or having gained an advantage over others.

وأحرز بالعشر الولاء خصالها — And by the ten, he secured the loyalty and superiority.

Parallel reading

الخصل في النضال: الخطر الذي يخاطر عليه.
Al-khasl in contest: the danger upon which one stakes.
وتخاصل القوم، أي تراهنوا في الرمي.
And the people gambled, meaning they bet on archery.
يقال: أحرز فلان خصله وأصاب خصله، إذا غلب.
It is said: So-and-so achieved his 'khaslah' and attained his 'khaslah', if he prevailed.
وخصالا: فضلتهم.
And 'khisalan': I surpassed them.
قال الكميت يمدح رجلا: سبقت إلى الخيرات كل مناضل وأحرز بالعشر الولاء خصالها
Al-Kumait said, praising a man: I preceded all contenders in good deeds, and by the ten, he secured loyalty and superiority.
والخصلة: الخلة.
And 'al-khaslah': 'al-khullah' (opportunity).
والخصلة بالضم: لفيفة من شعر.
And 'al-khaslah' (with dammah): a bundle of hair.
والخصل: أطراف الشجر المتد لية
And 'al-khasl': the dangling ends of trees
والخصيلة: كل لحمة على حيزها من لحم الفخذين والعضدين.
And 'al-khasilah': every piece of flesh in its place on the thighs and upper arms.
والمخصل: السيف القاطع، لغة في المقصل.
And 'al-mikhsal': the cutting sword, a variant for 'al-maqṣal'.