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خست

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of being base, ignoble, or of low quality. It can also refer to something being small or insignificant, and in some contexts, it denotes a specific geographical location.

Derived headwords

خَسَتْverb
  1. 1.
    was baseclassical

    To be of low quality, ignoble, or base in nature.

  2. 2.
    was smallclassical

    To be small or insignificant.

خاسِتverb
  1. 1.
    was baseclassical

    A colloquial pronunciation of the verb 'خَسَتْ', meaning to be base or ignoble.

د بفارسname
  1. 1.
    Dafarisclassical

    A place name, possibly referring to a region or town, located between Andaraba and Tukharistan.

Parallel reading

بالفتح، والعوام يقولون: خواست
with the fath, and the common people say: khāsta
وقد تحذف الألف: (د بفارس)
and the alif may be omitted: (Dafaris)
بين أندرابه وطخارستان
between Andaraba and Tukharistan
منها: أبو علي الحسن بن علي بن الحسين الطخارستاني
From there: Abu Ali Al-Hasan bin Ali bin Al-Husayn Al-Tukharistani
والسيد أبو الحسن محمد بن محمد بن زيد العلوي
And Al-Sayyid Abu Al-Hasan Muhammad bin Muhammad bin Zayd Al-Alawi
وقد رويا وحدثا
And they both narrated and transmitted hadith.