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شخص

Root entry · 29 derived lemmas

The root 'شخص' primarily relates to the concept of a visible form, shape, or entity, especially one seen from a distance. It extends to meanings of rising, appearing, moving upwards, and also to the physical body and its stature. Metaphorically, it can signify distress, agitation, or a distinct characteristic.

Derived headwords

الشَّخْصnoun
  1. 1.
    visible form/figureboth

    The dark outline of a human or other being seen from a distance; a visible shape or form.

  2. 2.
    body/personboth

    A complete, formed body with height and substance; an individual person.

  3. 3.
    stature/buildclassical

    The physical build or stature of a person.

شَخَصَverb
  1. 1.
    to rise/appearboth

    To rise, become elevated, or appear visibly.

  2. 2.
    to look intentlyboth

    To open one's eyes wide and stare without blinking, often upwards.

  3. 3.
    to travel/departboth

    To travel or move from one place to another, especially with an upward or outward motion.

  4. 4.
    to swell/protrudeclassical

    For a wound to become raised, swollen, or protrude.

  5. 5.
    to shoot highclassical

    For an arrow to fly high or go beyond the target.

  6. 6.
    to rise (star)classical

    For a star to rise or become visible in the sky.

  7. 7.
    to be agitatedclassical

    To be disturbed, agitated, or unsettled.

  8. 8.
    to be stout/largeclassical

    To be physically stout, large, or imposing in build.

شُخُوصnoun
  1. 1.
    rising/elevationboth

    The act of rising, becoming elevated, or appearing.

  2. 2.
    travel/departureboth

    The act of traveling or departing from a place.

  3. 3.
    staringclassical

    The act of staring with wide, unblinking eyes.

  4. 4.
    swellingclassical

    The swelling or protrusion of a wound.

  5. 5.
    opposite of descentclassical

    The opposite of descending or going down.

أَشْخَصَverb
  1. 1.
    to cause to rise/appearboth

    To cause something to rise, appear, or become visible.

  2. 2.
    to make travelboth

    To cause someone to travel or depart from a place.

  3. 3.
    to agitate/disturbclassical

    To agitate, disturb, or trouble someone.

  4. 4.
    to shoot past targetclassical

    For an archer to shoot an arrow past the target.

  5. 5.
    to backbiteclassical

    To speak ill of someone in their absence (backbite).

شَاخِصadjective
  1. 1.
    staring/wide-eyedboth

    Having eyes open wide and fixed, not blinking.

  2. 2.
    rising/elevatedclassical

    Something that is rising, elevated, or standing out.

  3. 3.
    travelerclassical

    One who is traveling or away from home.

  4. 4.
    constant in battleclassical

    One who is steadfast or persistent in warfare or service.

شَخِيصadjective
  1. 1.
    stout/large-bodiedclassical

    A person who is stout, large-bodied, and imposing.

  2. 2.
    leader/chiefclassical

    A distinguished or prominent person; a leader.

شَخَاصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    stoutness/large buildclassical

    The quality of being stout, large-bodied, or imposing in stature.

شَخَصَ بِبَصَرِهِverb phrase
  1. 1.
    to stare fixedlyboth

    To fix one's gaze intently, often upwards, without blinking.

شُخُوص البَصَرnoun phrase
  1. 1.
    fixed gazeclassical

    The act of raising the eyelids and fixing the gaze, often associated with death or shock.

شَخَصَ مِنْ بَلَدٍ إِلَى بَلَدٍverb phrase
  1. 1.
    to travel from place to placeboth

    To move or travel from one country or region to another.

شَخَصَ الجُرْحverb phrase
  1. 1.
    wound swelledclassical

    For a wound to become raised, swollen, or protrude.

شَخَصَ السَّهْمverb phrase
  1. 1.
    arrow flew highclassical

    For an arrow to fly high, especially beyond the target.

شَخَصَ النَّجْمverb phrase
  1. 1.
    star roseclassical

    For a star to rise or become visible in the sky.

شَخَصَ بِهِverb phrase
  1. 1.
    to be agitated by itclassical

    To be troubled, agitated, or disturbed by something.

شَخِيصnoun
  1. 1.
    stout personclassical

    A stout, large-bodied, and imposing man.

  2. 2.
    leaderclassical

    A distinguished or prominent person; a leader.

أَشْخَصَهُ مِنَ المَكَانِverb phrase
  1. 1.
    to move him from placeclassical

    To cause someone to move or depart from a place; to disturb them.

أَشْخَصَ الرَّامِيverb phrase
  1. 1.
    archer shot pastclassical

    For an archer to shoot an arrow beyond the target.

المُتَشَاخِصadjective
  1. 1.
    differing/inconsistentclassical

    Something that is different, inconsistent, or varied.

الشُّخُوصnoun
  1. 1.
    rising (opposite of descent)classical

    The act of rising or ascending, as opposed to descending.

شَخَصَ عَنْ قَوْمِهِverb phrase
  1. 1.
    to leave his peopleclassical

    To depart or leave one's people or community.

شَخَصَ إِلَيْهِمْverb phrase
  1. 1.
    to return to themclassical

    To return or go back to a people or place.

الشَّاخِصadjective
  1. 1.
    constant in warclassical

    One who does not cease from raiding or fighting; a persistent warrior.

تَشْخِيصُ الشَّيْءnoun phrase
  1. 1.
    identification of the thingmodern

    The act of identifying, specifying, or diagnosing something.

شَيْءٌ مُشَخَّصadjective phrase
  1. 1.
    identified thingmodern

    Something that has been identified, specified, or diagnosed.

أَشْخَصَ إِلَيْهِverb phrase
  1. 1.
    to frown at himclassical

    To frown or look sternly at someone.

الشَّاخِصَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    tall starsclassical

    Tall or prominent stars, specifically referring to the Pleiades.

المَشَاخِصnoun
  1. 1.
    illustrated dinarsclassical

    Gold coins that are illustrated or stamped with images.

بَنُو شَخِيصname
  1. 1.
    Banu Shakhis tribeclassical

    A lineage or tribe named after Shakhis, sons of Wa'il.

شَخْصَانname
  1. 1.
    Shakhsan (place)classical

    A place name mentioned in poetry.

Parallel reading

سواد الإنسان وغيره تراه من بعد
The dark outline of a human or other being that you see from a distance.
لا يسمى شخصا إلا جسم مؤلف له شخوص وارتفاع
Nothing is called a 'shakhs' except a formed body that has height and substance.
فإنه أراد ثلاثة أنفس
He intended three souls/persons.
الشخص: كل جسم له ارتفاع وظهور
The 'shakhs': every body that has height and prominence.
شخص، كمنع، شخوصا: ارتفع
Shakhsa, as in 'mana'a', means to rise.
ويقال: شخص بصره فهو شاخص إذا فتح عينيه وجعل لا يطرف
And it is said: his sight became 'shakhis' (staring) when he opened his eyes and made them not blink.
فإذا هي شاخصة أبصار الذين كفروا
And behold, the eyes of those who disbelieved will be staring.
شخص الميت بصره: رفعه إلى السماء فلم يطرف
The dead person's sight 'shakhsa': raising it to the sky without blinking.
شخص من بلد إلى بلد، يشخص شخوصا: ذهب
He traveled from one country to another, he 'yashkhisu' 'shukhusan': he went.
شخص الجرح: انتبر وورم
The wound 'shakhsat': it became raised and swollen.
شخص السهم: ارتفع عن الهدف
The arrow 'shakhsat': it rose above the target.
شخص النجم: طلع
The star 'shakhsat': it rose.
شخصت الكلمة من الفم: ارتفعت نحو الحنك الأعلى
The word 'shakhsat' from the mouth: it rose towards the upper palate.
شخص به، كعني: أتاه أمر أقلقه وأزعجه
Shakhsa bihi, as in 'ani', means an affair came to him that unsettled and agitated him.
شخص الرجل، ككرم، شخاصة، فهو شخيص: بدن وضخم
The man 'shakhsa', as in 'karuma', 'shakhāsah', so he is 'shakhīs': corpulent and large.
الشخيص: الجسيم
The 'shakhīs': the large-bodied one.
الشخيص: السيد
The 'shakhīs': the master/leader.
أشخصه من المكان: أزعجه وأقلقه فذهب
He 'ashkhassahu' from the place: he agitated him and disturbed him so he left.
أشخص فلان: حان سيره وذهابه
So-and-so 'ashkhasa': his journey and departure time arrived.
أشخص به، وأشخس، إذا اغتابه
'Ashkhasa bihi', and 'ashkhasa', if he backbited him.
أشخص الرامي، إذا جاز سهمه الهدف
The archer 'ashkhasa', if his arrow went past the target.
المتشاخص: الأمر المختلف
The 'mutashākhis': the differing matter.
الشخوص: ضد الهبوط
Al-shukhūs: the opposite of descent.
شخص عن قومه: خرج منهم
He 'shakhsa' from his people: he exited from them.
شخص إليهم: رجع
He 'shakhsa' to them: he returned.
والشاخص: الذي لا يغب الغزو
And the 'shākhis': he who does not cease from raiding.
إنما يقصر الصلاة من كان شاخصا، أو بحضرة عدو أي مسافرا
Only shortens the prayer one who is traveling, or in the presence of an enemy, meaning a traveler.
وتشخيص الشيء: تعيينه
And 'tashkhīs' of a thing: its identification.
وأشخص إليه: تجهمه
And 'ashkhasa' to him: he frowned at him.
والمشاخص: دنانير مصورة
And 'al-mashākhiṣ': illustrated dinars.
بنو شخيص، كأمير: بطين
Banu Shakhis, like 'amīr': stout/corpulent.
أوقدتها بين العقيق فشخصي ... ن بعود كما يلوح الضياء
I lit it between al-'Aqiq and Shakhṣān with a stick, like the glimmer of light.