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خصر

Root entry · 24 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the waist, the narrow part of something, and the concept of being constricted or shortened. It extends to physical sensations like coldness and pain, as well as abstract ideas like brevity and conciseness.

Derived headwords

الخَصْرnoun
  1. 1.
    waistboth

    The waist of a human, or the narrow part above the hips.

  2. 2.
    arch of the footclassical

    Metaphorically, the arch of the foot.

  3. 3.
    path in sandclassical

    Metaphorically, a path between the higher and lower parts of a sand dune, specifically the narrow and soft part.

  4. 4.
    part of an arrowclassical

    Metaphorically, the part of an arrow between the shaft's base and the fletching.

  5. 5.
    dwelling placeclassical

    A place where Bedouins pitch their tents, sometimes described as a clean spot.

خَصْرnoun
  1. 1.
    coldnessboth

    The coldness felt in the extremities of the body.

خَصِرٌadjective
  1. 1.
    coldboth

    Describing something that is cold, especially a day with severe coldness affecting the limbs.

  2. 2.
    cold waterboth

    Describing water that is cold.

خَصِرَverb
  1. 1.
    to feel coldboth

    When the coldness pains a person's extremities.

أَخْصَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to cause cold painboth

    When coldness pains the extremities.

المِخْصَرnoun
  1. 1.
    staffboth

    A staff or stick that a man holds, leans on, or uses for gesturing, like a cane or rod.

  2. 2.
    royal scepterclassical

    A symbol of authority held by kings and orators for gesturing during speeches.

المِخْصَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    staffboth

    A staff or stick that a man holds, leans on, or uses for gesturing, like a cane or rod.

  2. 2.
    royal scepterclassical

    A symbol of authority held by kings and orators for gesturing during speeches.

المُخَصَّرadjective
  1. 1.
    slenderboth

    Describing a man who is slender in the waist and lean.

الخاصِرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    flankboth

    The side of the body between the ribs and the hip; the waist area.

  2. 2.
    kidney painclassical

    Pain in the flank, sometimes interpreted as pain in the kidneys.

مَخَاصِرُ الطَّرِيقnoun
  1. 1.
    shortcutsmodern

    The nearest paths or shortcuts on a road.

المُخْتَصَرnoun
  1. 1.
    shortcutmodern

    A shorter way or path.

اخْتَصَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to shortenboth

    To take or hold a staff; to lean on it for support.

  2. 2.
    to abridgeboth

    To make something concise, to omit unnecessary parts, especially in speech or writing.

  3. 3.
    to perform prostrationclassical

    To perform the prostration of a verse by reciting its verse but not prostrating, or to single out a verse for prostration, both of which are forbidden.

  4. 4.
    to place hand on waistboth

    To place one's hand on the waist, a posture forbidden in prayer.

  5. 5.
    to recite part of a surahclassical

    To recite one or two verses from the end of a surah in prayer instead of the whole surah.

  6. 6.
    to deleteboth

    To remove superfluous parts from something.

  7. 7.
    to take a shortcutmodern

    To take the shortest route.

  8. 8.
    to uprootclassical

    To uproot something, possibly referring to a plant or a problem.

تَخَصَّرَverb
  1. 1.
    to place hand on waistboth

    To place one's hand on the waist, similar to 'ikhtasar'.

خاصَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to walk with arm linkedboth

    To walk with one's arm linked with another person, with each person's hand near the other's waist.

  2. 2.
    to go separate waysclassical

    To go in different directions until meeting again, possibly without prior arrangement.

  3. 3.
    to go besideclassical

    To go next to someone or something.

تَخَاصَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to walk with arms linkedboth

    To walk with arms linked, as a group.

الخِصَارnoun
  1. 1.
    loinclothboth

    An undergarment worn around the waist, like a loincloth or sarong.

كَشْحٌ مُخْصَرnoun
  1. 1.
    slender waistboth

    Describing a lean or slender waist.

نَعْلٌ مُخَصَّرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    narrow-waisted shoeclassical

    A shoe whose middle part is narrowed or thinned.

رَجُلٌ مَخْصُورُ القَدَمَيْنadjective
  1. 1.
    feet touching groundclassical

    A person whose feet touch the ground at the front and heel, with a hollowed arch.

يَدٌ مَحْصُورَةnoun
  1. 1.
    banded wristclassical

    A hand with a wrist that appears constricted or has a circular groove.

ذو المِخْصَرَةname
  1. 1.
    Abdullah ibn Anisclassical

    A title given to Abdullah ibn Anis, a companion of the Prophet Muhammad.

ذو الخُويصِرَة اليَمَامِيname
  1. 1.
    man who urinated in mosqueclassical

    A companion known for urinating in the mosque.

ذو الخُويصِرَة التَّمِيمِيname
  1. 1.
    Hurqus ibn Zuhayrclassical

    The leader of the Kharijites, known as Hurqus ibn Zuhayr.

الخَصِيرَىnoun
  1. 1.
    concise thingclassical

    Something that has been shortened or abridged.

Parallel reading

الخصر وسط الإنسان
The waist is the middle of a human.
هو المستدق فوق الوركين
It is the narrow part above the hips.
أخذوا خصآع الرمل ومخصره، أي أسفله وما دق منه ولطف
They took the narrow parts of the sand dune, meaning its lower and delicate parts.
أضر به ضاح فنبطا أسالة فمر فأعلى حوزها فخصورها
A flood harmed it, then it seeped into a stream, then it passed over its higher parts and its narrow parts.
وما أحسن بيت التلخيص: لو اختصرتم من الإحسان زرتكم والعذب يهجر للإفراط في الخصر
And how excellent is the verse from Al-Talkhees: 'If you had shortened your kindness, I would have visited you, but the sweet is abandoned due to excessive coldness.'
خصر الرجل، إذا آلمه البرد في أطرافه
A man's limbs are pained when the cold affects his extremities.
ويوم خصر: أليم البرد
And a cold day: painful from the cold.
والخاصرة: الشاكلة، وهما خاصرتان
And the flank: the side, and they are two flanks.
ومخاصر الطريق: أقربها
And the shortcuts of the road: the nearest ones.
أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم خرج إلى البقيع وبيده مخصرة له، فجلس فنكت بها الأرض
That the Prophet, peace be upon him, went out to Al-Baqi' with a staff in his hand, and he sat and poked the ground with it.
فأتاه ذو الخويصرة فقال: يا رسول الله اعدل
Then Dhu al-Khwayṣirah came to him and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, be just.'
واختصر عنزته
And he shortened his staff (or leaned on his staff).
الاختصار في الكلام: أن يدع الفضول ويستوجز الذي يأتي على المعنى
Conciseness in speech is to omit superfluities and to be brief in what conveys the meaning.
نهى عن اختصار السجدة
He forbade the abbreviation of the prostration (verse).
أن يصلي الرجل مختصرا
That a man prays with his hand on his waist.
الاختصار في الصلاة راحة أهل النار
Praying with the hand on the waist is the comfort of the people of Hellfire.
فخرج مخاصرا مروان
And he went out linking arms with Marwan.
المتخصرون يوم القيامة على وجوههم النور
Those who prayed at night will have light on their faces on the Day of Resurrection.
أن نعله ت كانت مخصرة
That his sandal was narrowed in the middle.
فأصابني خاصرة
And I felt a pain in my flank.