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خسي

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of something being insignificant, small, or perhaps even worthless. It also extends to actions involving throwing or scattering small objects like pebbles.

Derived headwords

الخسيnoun
  1. 1.
    Insignificant thingclassical

    Something insignificant or worthless. The entry notes that al-Jawhari omitted this word.

الخباءnoun
  1. 1.
    Tent made of woolclassical

    A tent woven from wool. This is presented as an alternative definition for الخسي.

التخاسيnoun
  1. 1.
    Throwing pebblesclassical

    The act of throwing pebbles at each other or scattering them.

تخاسىverb
  1. 1.
    To throw pebblesclassical

    To throw pebbles, or for the limbs of an animal to scatter pebbles.

Parallel reading

هو (نحو الكساء، أو) هو: (الخباء ينسج من صوف.
It is (like a garment, or) it is: (a tent woven from wool).
والتخاسي: الترامي بالحصى.
And al-Takhasi: the throwing of pebbles.
يقال: تخاست قوائم الدابة بالحصى، إذا ترامت به؛
It is said: the limbs of the animal threw pebbles, if they scattered them;
تخاسى يداها بالحصى وترضه
its forelegs scattered pebbles and crushed them