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وخص

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to movement, specifically a wavering or fluctuating motion. It also extends to a sense of scarcity or a small amount, particularly in the context of giving.

Derived headwords

الوخوصnoun
  1. 1.
    movementclassical

    The act of moving or a type of motion.

الإيخاصnoun
  1. 1.
    wavering motionclassical

    A fluctuating or wavering movement, particularly observed in heat haze (shahab) or a shimmering sword.

ووخوصهnoun
  1. 1.
    its movementclassical

    Referring to the movement of something, as in the context of heat haze or a sword.

أوخصverb
  1. 1.
    to waverclassical

    To move back and forth, to waver, as a rider might do when observing a mirage.

  2. 2.
    to give littleclassical

    To give a small or meager amount of something.

وخصةnoun
  1. 1.
    a small amountclassical

    A tiny or insignificant quantity of something, often used in a negative context.

Parallel reading

الإيخاص: الإيباص في الشهاب والسيف
Al-iykhāṣ: Al-ibāṣ in the heat haze and the sword.
ووخوصه: حركته
And its movement: its motion.
أوخص الراكب في السراب، إذا جعل يرفعه مرة ويخفضه أخرى
The rider wavered in the mirage, if he made it rise once and lower it another time.
أوخص لي بعطية، أي أقل منها
He gave me a small amount of a gift, meaning less of it.
أصبحت وليست بها وخصة، أي شيء، من برد
I woke up and there was not a single thing of it, meaning anything, from the cold.
والإيخاص: كالإيباص في الشهاب والسيف
And al-iykhāṣ: is like al-ibāṣ in the heat haze and the sword.