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خ س ع

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of being lowly, base, or insignificant. It is also associated with the idea of negation or denial, and specifically refers to the most base or lowest members of a group.

Derived headwords

خَسَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to be baseclassical

    To be lowly, base, or ignoble in status or character.

خُسُوعٌnoun
  1. 1.
    basenessclassical

    The state or quality of being base, ignoble, or lowly.

خاسِعٌadjective
  1. 1.
    baseclassical

    Being base, ignoble, or lowly.

خَسِيعَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    base onesclassical

    The most base, ignoble, or lowly individuals within a group or community.

خاسِعُهُمnoun
  1. 1.
    their base onesclassical

    The most base or ignoble among them; referring to the lowest members of a group.

نَفَىverb
  1. 1.
    to denyboth

    To negate, reject, or declare something to be untrue. This sense is attributed to Al-Kharazangi.

Parallel reading

خسع عنه كذا
So-and-so was denied from it.
أي نفي
Meaning, denial.
وخسيعة القوم وخاسعهم: أخسهم
And the khasi'ah of the people and their khasiahum: their most base ones.