خنسر

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts of baseness, wickedness, and destruction. It also extends to meanings related to weakness, insignificance, and even specific natural phenomena like animal excrement.

Derived headwords

الخِنْسِرnoun

1.
base personclassical
A person who is base, ignoble, or wicked.
2.
calamityclassical
A severe misfortune or disaster.

الخَنَاسِيرnoun

1.
destructionclassical
The state of being destroyed or ruined; utter ruin.
2.
weak peopleclassical
The weak, insignificant, or lowly people.
3.
deceitclassical
Acts of treachery, betrayal, or perfidy.
4.
urine of wild goatsclassical
The excrement of wild goats, specifically their urine found on vegetation.

الخَنَاسِرَةnoun

1.
people of the graveyardclassical
The inhabitants of a graveyard, metaphorically referring to weak or insignificant people.
2.
lossclassical
A state of being in loss or ruin.

خِنْسِرadjective

1.
baseclassical
Describing a person as base, ignoble, or wicked.

خِنْسِرِيّadjective

1.
in a state of lossclassical
Describing someone as being in a position of loss or ruin.

Parallel reading

إذا ما نتجنا أربعا عام كفأة بغاها خناسيرا فأهلك أربعا

When we gave birth to four in the year of Kafa'ah, she sought destruction and destroyed four.

وهم الخناسر

And they are the Khanaaser (weak people).

الخناسير: أهل الجبانة لضعفهم

Al-Khanaaseer: the people of the graveyard due to their weakness.

ورجل خنسر وخنسري، بفتحهما

And a man is Khinsir and Khinsari, with both opened.

الخناسير: الدواهي، كالخناثير

Al-Khanaaseer: calamities, like Al-Khanaatheer.

وقيل الخناسير: الغدر واللؤم

And it is said Al-Khanaaseer: treachery and baseness.

فإنك لو أشبهت عمي حملتني ولاكنه قد أدركتك الخناسر

For if you resembled my uncle, you would have carried me, but the calamities have overtaken you.

أي أدركتك ملائم أمك

Meaning, the characteristics of your mother have overtaken you.