خرء

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of excrement, feces, and defecation. It extends to related actions like relieving oneself, and by extension, can refer to waste products of animals or even metaphorical 'filth' or lowliness. The terms also encompass the place where such acts occur.

Derived headwords

خَرِئَ، كَسَمِعَverb

1.
to defecateboth
The act of expelling feces from the body.

خَرَأَverb

1.
to defecateboth
The act of expelling feces from the body.

خَرَاءَةnoun

1.
defecationboth
The act or process of defecating.
2.
fecesboth
Excrement; waste matter expelled from the bowels.

خِرَاءَةnoun

1.
defecationboth
The act or process of defecating.
2.
fecesboth
Excrement; waste matter expelled from the bowels.

خُرُوءnoun

1.
defecationboth
The act or process of defecating.
2.
fecesboth
Excrement; waste matter expelled from the bowels.

خَارِئadjective

1.
defecatingclassical
One who is in the act of defecating.
2.
fecalclassical
Relating to or resembling feces.

يعجل كف الخاريء المطيب — hastens the hand of the perfumed defecator

خِرَاءnoun

1.
defecationboth
The act or process of defecating.
2.
fecesboth
Excrement; waste matter expelled from the bowels.

خُرْءnoun

1.
fecesboth
Excrement; waste matter expelled from the bowels.
2.
dungboth
Excrement of animals.

خُرُوءnoun

1.
fecesboth
Excrement; waste matter expelled from the bowels.
2.
dungboth
Excrement of animals.

كأن خروء الطير فوق رؤوسهم — as if the droppings of birds were upon their heads

خُرْآنnoun

1.
fecesclassical
Excrement; waste matter expelled from the bowels.
2.
dungclassical
Excrement of animals.

رموا بخرآنه — they threw their feces

خِرْءnoun

1.
fecesboth
Excrement; waste matter expelled from the bowels.
2.
dungboth
Excrement of animals.

مَخْرَأَةnoun

1.
latrineboth
A place for defecation; a toilet or privy.
2.
place of defecationboth
The location where one relieves oneself.

مَخْرَاةnoun

1.
latrineboth
A place for defecation; a toilet or privy.
2.
place of defecationboth
The location where one relieves oneself.

مَخْرُؤَةnoun

1.
latrineboth
A place for defecation; a toilet or privy.
2.
place of defecationboth
The location where one relieves oneself.

والمخرؤة: المكان الذي يتخلى فيه — And the makhru'ah: the place where one relieves oneself.

مَخْرُؤَةnoun

1.
latrineboth
A place for defecation; a toilet or privy.
2.
place of defecationboth
The location where one relieves oneself.

خَرَاءnoun

1.
fecesboth
Excrement; waste matter expelled from the bowels.
2.
defecationboth
The act or process of defecating.

Parallel reading

يا رخما قاظ على مطلوب يعجل كف الخاريء المطيب

O vulture that spent the summer on a sought-after prey, hastening the hand of the perfumed defecator.

لقد علمكم نبيكم كل شيء حتى الخراءة

Your prophet has taught you everything, even defecation.

هذا أعرف بالخراءة منه بالقراءة

This one is more familiar with defecation than with reading.

الخراءة، بالكسر والمد: التخلي والقعود للحاجة

Al-khira'ah, with kasr and madd: relieving oneself and sitting for a need.

ويحتمل أن يكون بالفتح مصدرا، وبالكسر اسما

And it is possible that the fath is a masdar, and the kasr is a noun.

والخرء، بالضم ويفتح: العذرة

And al-khur'u, with damma and with fath: feces.

رموا بخرئهم وسلوحهم

They threw their feces and their dung.

رمى بخرآنه

He threw his feces.

طليت: بشيء كأنه خرء الكلب

I was smeared with something like dog feces.

كأن خروء الطير فوق رؤوسهم إذا اجتمعت قيس معا وتميم

As if the droppings of birds were upon their heads when Qays and Tamim gathered together.

والمخرؤة: المكان الذي يتخلى فيه

And the makhru'ah: the place where one relieves oneself.

ويقال للمخرج: مخرؤة ومخرأة

And the place of exit is called makhru'ah and makhra'ah.

الاسم من خريء: الخراء، بالكسر

The noun from khari'a: al-khira', with kasr.

جمع الخراء: خروء

The plural of al-khira': khuru'.

وقيل: هو جمع لخرء، بالفتح، كسهم وسهام

And it is said: it is a plural for khar'u, with fath, like sahm and siham.