خَصَّ (khaṣaa)to specify

Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb خَصَّ (khaṣaa) — “to specify”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.

Conjugation: خَصَّ يَخُصُّ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
خَصَّ khaṣaaيَخُصُّ yakhuṣuuخُصَّ khuṣaaخَصّ khaṣṣ

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to specify

    • خَصَّهُ بِالذِّكْرِ فِي كَلَامِهِ.He specified him for mention in his speech.
    • يَخُصُّ القَانُونُ الجَدِيدُ فِئَةً مُعَيَّنَةً مِنَ العُمَّالِ.The new law specifies a certain category of workers.
    • لَمْ يَخُصَّ المُعَلِّمُ سُؤَالَهُ لِطَالِبٍ وَاحِدٍ بَلْ وَجَّهَهُ لِلْجَمِيعِ.The teacher did not specify his question to one student but directed it to everyone.
  2. 2. to concern

    • هَذَا المَوْضُوعُ يَخُصُّنِي.This topic concerns me.
    • يَخُصُّ القَانُونُ الجَدِيدُ جَمِيعَ المُوَاطِنِينَ.The new law concerns all citizens.
    • هَلْ يَخُصُّ هَذَا الأَمْرُ الشَّرِكَةَ فَقَطْ؟Does this matter concern only the company?
  3. 3. to specialize

    • تَخُصُّ هَذِهِ الشَّرِكَةُ فِي صِنَاعَةِ البَرْمَجِيَّاتِ المُتَقَدِّمَةِ.This company specializes in advanced software manufacturing.
    • يَجِبُ عَلَى الطَّبِيبِ أَنْ يُخَصِّصَ فِي مَجَالٍ مُعَيَّنٍ لِيُصْبِحَ خَبِيرًا فِيهِ.A doctor must specialize in a certain field to become an expert in it.
  4. 4. to distinguish

    • خَصَّ الأُسْتَاذُ طَالِبًا بِسُؤَالٍ.The professor singled out a student with a question.
    • خَصَّتِ الشَّرِكَةُ مُوَظَّفًا مُتَمَيِّزًا بِجَائِزَةٍ.The company singled out an outstanding employee with an award.
    • لَمْ يَخُصَّ المَدِيرُ أَحَدًا بِتَوْبِيخٍ.The manager did not single out anyone with a reprimand.
  5. 5. to single out

    • خَصَّ الْمُعَلِّمُ الطَّالِبَ بِجَائِزَةٍ.The teacher singled out the student with a prize.
    • نَخُصُّ بِالذِّكْرِ جُهُودَ الْعَامِلِينَ فِي الْمُسْتَشْفَى.We specially mention the efforts of the workers in the hospital.
    • لِمَاذَا لَمْ يَخُصَّ الْأَبُ أَحَدًا مِنْ أَبْنَائِهِ بِالْهِبَةِ؟Why didn't the father single out any of his sons with the gift?
  6. 6. to allocate

    • خَصَّتِ الْحُكُومَةُ مِيزَانِيَّةً خَاصَّةً لِتَطْوِيرِ التَّعْلِيمِ.The government allocated a special budget for the development of education.
    • خَصَّ الْمُدِيرُ كُلَّ مُوَظَّفٍ بِمُكَافَأَةٍ مَالِيَّةٍ.The manager allocated a financial bonus to each employee.
    • يَخُصُّ الْقَانُونُ جُزْءًا مِنَ الْأَرْضِ لِلْمَنْفَعَةِ الْعَامَّةِ.The law allocates a portion of the land for public benefit.
  7. 7. to assign

    • خَصَّتِ الجَامِعَةُ مَقَاعِدَ لِلطُّلابِ المُتَفَوِّقِينَ.The university assigned seats for outstanding students.
  8. 8. to belong to

    • هَذَا الكِتَابُ يَخُصُّ المَكْتَبَةَ العَامَّةَ.This book belongs to the public library.
    • تِلْكَ السَّيَّارَةُ الفَاخِرَةُ تَخُصُّ رَجُلَ الأَعْمَالِ المَشْهُورِ.That luxurious car belongs to the famous businessman.
    • لَا يَخُصُّ هَذَا المَنْزِلُ أَيَّ شَخْصٍ بَلْ هُوَ مِلْكٌ لِلدَّوْلَةِ.This house does not belong to anyone; rather, it is state property.

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