خسق

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of piercing or penetrating, especially with an arrow hitting a target. It extends to concepts of sticking, holding fast, and also describes negative qualities like bad temper or dishonesty, and specific geographical or geological features.

Derived headwords

خَسَقَverb

1.
to pierceboth
When an arrow hits the target, pierces it, and goes through.
2.
to stickclassical
To become fixed in something and to hold fast.
3.
to split the skinclassical
To pierce or split the skin.
4.
to not penetrate deeplyclassical
When an arrow does not penetrate with great force.

خَسْقnoun

1.
piercingclassical
The act of piercing or penetrating, as with an arrow.

خُسُوقnoun

1.
piercingclassical
The act of piercing or penetrating, as with an arrow.

ناقةٌ خَسُوقadjective

1.
ill-temperedclassical
A female camel with a bad disposition or character.

تَخْسُقُverb

1.
to sink into the groundclassical
A female camel sinks its hoof into the ground when it walks, causing it to turn over.

خَيْسَقnoun

1.
deep pitclassical
A deep pit, referring to a well or a grave.
2.
exact measureclassical
The exact measure of what is buried, with no excess.

الخَيْسَقُ الجُشَمِيُّname

1.
Al-Khaysaq Al-Jushamiclassical
A man from the tribe of Banu Jashm.

خَيْسَقname

1.
Khaysaqclassical
A proper name.

خَيْسَقname

1.
a lava fieldclassical
The name of a lava field (Harrat).

خَسَّاقnoun

1.
liarclassical
A great liar.

خَسَقَاتnoun

1.
wavering in salesclassical
To go ahead with a sale and then retract it.

Parallel reading

خسق السهم الهدف يخسق من حد ضرب: إذا أصاب الرمية، وقرطس ونفذ

The arrow pierced the target, piercing it from the direction of striking: if it hit the shot, it was feathered and penetrated.

وقال ابن فارس: أي: ثبت فيه، وتعلق

And Ibn Faris said: Meaning, it became fixed in it and clung to it.

وناقة خسوق مثل خزوق: سيئة الخلق

And a khusooq camel, like khuzooq: ill-tempered.

تخسق الأرض بمناسمها، إذا مشث انقلب منسمها فخد في الأرض

It sinks its hoof into the ground; when it walks, its hoof turns and sinks into the earth.

والخيسق، كصيقل، من الآبار والقبور: القعيرة

And al-khaysaq, like sayqal, referring to wells and graves: the deep pit.

يقال: بئر خيسق، وقبر خيسق

It is said: a khaysaq well, and a khaysaq grave.

ببلقعة أثبتت حفرة ... ذراعين في أربع خيسق

In a barren land, a hole was dug... two cubits in four khaysaq (depth).

وقيل: خيسق، أي: على مقدار المدفون لا فضل فيه

And it was said: khaysaq, meaning: the measure of what is buried, with no excess.

خيسق بلا لام: اسم

Khaysaq without the lam: a name.

والخيسق الجشمى شد بطعنة ... خلف الكماة أخو بني شيبان

And Al-Khaysaq Al-Jushami strengthened with a stab... behind the warriors, the brother of Banu Shayban.

أو الأثأب الدوح الطوال فروعه ... بخيسق هزته الصبا المتناوح

Or the thorny trees with long branches... in Khaysaq, stirred by the opposing east wind.

ويقال: الخساق كشداد: الكذاب

And it is said: Al-Khassaq, like shaddad: the liar.

إنه لذو خسقات في البيع، محركة، أي يمضيه مرة، ثم يرجع فيه أخرى

He is one who has khasaqat in selling, meaning he confirms it once, then retracts it another time.

ومما يستدرك عليه: ناقة خسوق: سيئة الخلق

And among what is added: a khusooq camel: ill-tempered.

وخسق السهم: لم ينفذ نفاذا شديدا

And the arrow khasaqa: it did not penetrate with great force.

وقال الأزهري: رمى فخسق: إذا شق الجلد

And Al-Azhari said: He shot and khasaqa: if it split the skin.