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خصم

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of opposition, dispute, and contention. It extends to the physical sides or corners of objects and, metaphorically, to the edges of things.

Derived headwords

الخَصْمnoun
  1. 1.
    well-known, it is the same for masculine, feminine, and plural because it is originally a verbal nounboth

    well-known, it is the same for masculine, feminine, and plural because it is originally a verbal noun

  2. 2.
    with a kasra on the ṣād: intensely contentiousboth

    with a kasra on the ṣād: intensely contentious

  3. 3.
    with a ḍamma: the side or corner of a squareboth

    with a ḍamma: the side or corner of a square

خَصْمَانnoun
  1. 1.
    dual of al-khaṣmboth

    dual of al-khaṣm

خُصُومnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of al-khaṣmboth

    plural of al-khaṣm

الخَصِيمnoun
  1. 1.
    also the opponentboth

    also the opponent

خُصَمَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of al-khaṣīmboth

    plural of al-khaṣīm

خَاصَمَverb
  1. 1.
    he disputed with him, a dispute and contentionboth

    he disputed with him, a dispute and contention

مُخَاصَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    disputingboth

    The act of disputing or contending.

خِصَامnoun
  1. 1.
    disputeboth

    A dispute, quarrel, or contention.

خَصَمَverb
  1. 1.
    the side and direction of everythingboth

    the side and direction of everything

يَخْصِمُverb
  1. 1.
    they contendboth

    The imperfect form of the verb, used here in the context of disputing or contending.

خُصُومَةnoun
  1. 1.
    disputeboth

    A dispute, quarrel, or lawsuit.

الخَصْمnoun
  1. 1.
    well-known, it is the same for masculine, feminine, and plural because it is originally a verbal nounboth

    well-known, it is the same for masculine, feminine, and plural because it is originally a verbal noun

  2. 2.
    with a kasra on the ṣād: intensely contentiousboth

    with a kasra on the ṣād: intensely contentious

  3. 3.
    with a ḍamma: the side or corner of a squareboth

    with a ḍamma: the side or corner of a square

الخَصْمnoun
  1. 1.
    well-known, it is the same for masculine, feminine, and plural because it is originally a verbal nounboth

    well-known, it is the same for masculine, feminine, and plural because it is originally a verbal noun

  2. 2.
    with a kasra on the ṣād: intensely contentiousboth

    with a kasra on the ṣād: intensely contentious

  3. 3.
    with a ḍamma: the side or corner of a squareboth

    with a ḍamma: the side or corner of a square

خَصْمُ الوِعَاءِnoun
  1. 1.
    side of the containerclassical

    The side or corner of a bag, sack, or container.

خَصْمُ كل شيءnoun
  1. 1.
    side, partboth

    The side or part of anything.

أَخْصَامُ العَيْنnoun
  1. 1.
    corners of the eyeclassical

    The parts where the eyelids meet, the corners of the eye.

اخْتَصَمَverb
  1. 1.
    the people disputed and contended, meaning the sameboth

    the people disputed and contended, meaning the same

تَخَاصَمَverb
  1. 1.
    meaning the same (as 'ikhtaṣama')both

    meaning the same (as 'ikhtaṣama')

يَخْتَصِمُverb
  1. 1.
    it scrapesclassical

    Used to describe a sword's scabbard being worn away by its sharpness.

Parallel reading

الخصم معروف، يستوي فيه الجمع والمؤنث، لأنه في الأصل مصدر.
The 'khasm' is known; it is the same for plural and feminine because it is originally a masdar.
ومن العرب من يثنيه ويجمعه فيقول: خصمان وخصوم.
And some Arabs dualize and pluralize it, saying: 'khusman' and 'khusum'.
والخصيم أيضا: الخصم، والجمع خصماء.
And 'al-khaseem' is also: 'al-khasm', and the plural is 'khusama'.
وخاصمته مخاصمة وخصاما، والاسم الخصومة.
And I disputed with him a 'mukhasamah' and a 'khisam', and the noun is 'khusumah'.
وخاصمت فلانا فخصمته أخصمه بالكسر، ولا يقال بالضم، وهو شاذ.
And I disputed with so-and-so, and I defeated him, I defeat him (akhsimuhu) with a kasra, and it is not said with a damma, and that is irregular.
ومن قرأ: (تأخذهم وهم يخصمون)
And whoever reads: (They are taken while they contend)
والخصم بكسر الصاد: الشديد الخصومة.
And 'al-khasm' with a kasra on the sa: the severe disputant.
والخصم، بالضم: جانب العدل وزاويته.
And 'al-khasm', with a damma: the side and its corner.
يقال للمتاع إذا وقع في جانب الوعاء من خرج أو جوالق أو عيبة: قد وقع في خصم الوعاء، وفي زاوية الوعاء.
It is said of goods when they fall into the side of a container, whether a sack or a pouch or a bag: it has fallen into the side of the container, and into the corner of the container.
وخصم كل شئ: جانبه وناحيته.
And the 'khasm' of everything: its side and its part.
وأخصام العين: ما ضمت عليه الأشفار.
And the 'akhsam' of the eye: what the eyelids close upon.
واختصم القوم وتخاصموا، بمعنى.
And the people disputed and they disputed, meaning the same.
والسيف يختصم جفنه، إذا أكله من حدته.
And the sword's scabbard wears away ('yakhtasimu'), if it eats into it from its sharpness.