خسأ
kh-s-ʾa
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root خسأ across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root خَسَأَ primarily means to drive away, repel, or cast out with contempt and disgrace. It implies being rejected and sent back in a state of humiliation, often like a dog being driven away.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
kh-s-ʾa
Listen:
خَاسِئًا
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Root letters:
خ — س — أ
Lane's Lexicon Classical Arabic
No Lane's Lexicon entry is currently available for this root.
Word Family Tree (3 forms)
All word forms derived from the root خسأ as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 3×
Verb 1×
Concordance — 4 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root خسأ appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (3) · Verb (1)
Noun (3 verses — showing first 5)
The Cow 2:65
Noun
وَلَقَدۡ عَلِمۡتُمُ ٱلَّذِینَ ٱعۡتَدَوۡا۟ مِنكُمۡ فِی ٱلسَّبۡتِ فَقُلۡنَا لَهُمۡ كُونُوا۟ قِرَدَةً خَـٰسِءِینَ ٦٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And you had already known about those who transgressed among you concerning the sabbath, and We said to them, "Be apes, despised."
ثُمَّ ٱرۡجِعِ ٱلۡبَصَرَ كَرَّتَیۡنِ یَنقَلِبۡ إِلَیۡكَ ٱلۡبَصَرُ خَاسِئࣰا وَهُوَ حَسِیرࣱ ٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Then return [your] vision twice again. [Your] vision will return to you humbled while it is fatigued
فَلَمَّا عَتَوۡا۟ عَن مَّا نُهُوا۟ عَنۡهُ قُلۡنَا لَهُمۡ كُونُوا۟ قِرَدَةً خَـٰسِءِینَ ١٦٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
So when they were insolent about that which they had been forbidden, We said to them, "Be apes, despised."
Derived Forms (3)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| خَٰسِـِٔينَ | khasiiyna | Noun | 2× | |
| خَاسِئًا | khaāsianā | Noun | 1× | |
| ٱخْسَـُٔوا۟ | khsauwā | Verb | 1× |