Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
خصص
Parts of Speech
Noun (2×), Verb (2×)
Qur'an Occurrences
4 times across 4 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root خصص across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root خَصَص primarily means to be unique, distinct, or particular to something.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: kh-ṣ-ṣ
Listen: خَصَاصَةٌ 59:9
Root letters: خ — ص — ص

Word Family Tree (3 forms)

All word forms derived from the root خصص as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Verb Noun

Concordance — 4 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root خصص appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Noun (2) · Verb (2)

Noun (2 verses — showing first 5)

Exile, Banishment 59:9 Noun
وَٱلَّذِینَ تَبَوَّءُو ٱلدَّارَ وَٱلۡإِیمَـٰنَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡ یُحِبُّونَ مَنۡ هَاجَرَ إِلَیۡهِمۡ وَلَا یَجِدُونَ فِی صُدُورِهِمۡ حَاجَةࣰ مِّمَّاۤ أُوتُوا۟ وَیُؤۡثِرُونَ عَلَىٰۤ أَنفُسِهِمۡ وَلَوۡ كَانَ بِهِمۡ خَصَاصَةࣱۚ وَمَن یُوقَ شُحَّ نَفۡسِهِۦ فَأُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ هُمُ ٱلۡمُفۡلِحُونَ ۝٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And [also for] those who were settled in al-Madinah and [adopted] the faith before them. They love those who emigrated to them and find not any want in their breasts of what the emigrants were given but give [them] preference over themselves, even though they are in privation. And whoever is protected from the stinginess of his soul - it is those who will be the successful
The Spoils of War 8:25 Noun
وَٱتَّقُوا۟ فِتۡنَةࣰ لَّا تُصِیبَنَّ ٱلَّذِینَ ظَلَمُوا۟ مِنكُمۡ خَاۤصَّةࣰۖ وَٱعۡلَمُوۤا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ شَدِیدُ ٱلۡعِقَابِ ۝٢٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And fear a trial which will not strike those who have wronged among you exclusively, and know that Allah is severe in penalty

Derived Forms (3)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
يَخْتَصُّ yakhtaṣu Verb
خَصَاصَةٌ khaṣaāṣahun Noun
خَآصَّةً khaāṣahan Noun