خس

See also: چش, حس, چس, and خش

Arabic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xas.sa/

Etymology 1

Root
خ س س (ḵ s s)
4 terms

Verb

خَسَّ • (ḵassa) I (non-past يَخُسُّ (yaḵussu), verbal noun خَسّ (ḵass) or خِسَّة (ḵissa) or خَسَاسَة (ḵasāsa))

  1. to be or become vile, mean, lowly, contemptible
Conjugation
Conjugation of خَسَّ (I, geminate, a ~ u, no passive, verbal nouns خَسّ, خِسَّة, خَسَاسَة)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
خَسّ, خِسَّة, خَسَاسَة
ḵass, ḵissa, ḵasāsa
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
خَاسّ
ḵāss
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد
dual
الْمُثَنَّى
plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي
m خَسَسْتُ
ḵasastu
خَسَسْتَ
ḵasasta
خَسَّ
ḵassa
خَسَسْتُمَا
ḵasastumā
خَسَّا
ḵassā
خَسَسْنَا
ḵasasnā
خَسَسْتُمْ
ḵasastum
خَسُّوا
ḵassū
f خَسَسْتِ
ḵasasti
خَسَّتْ
ḵassat
خَسَّتَا
ḵassatā
خَسَسْتُنَّ
ḵasastunna
خَسَسْنَ
ḵasasna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m أَخُسُّ
ʔaḵussu
تَخُسُّ
taḵussu
يَخُسُّ
yaḵussu
تَخُسَّانِ
taḵussāni
يَخُسَّانِ
yaḵussāni
نَخُسُّ
naḵussu
تَخُسُّونَ
taḵussūna
يَخُسُّونَ
yaḵussūna
f تَخُسِّينَ
taḵussīna
تَخُسُّ
taḵussu
تَخُسَّانِ
taḵussāni
تَخْسُسْنَ
taḵsusna
يَخْسُسْنَ
yaḵsusna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m أَخُسَّ
ʔaḵussa
تَخُسَّ
taḵussa
يَخُسَّ
yaḵussa
تَخُسَّا
taḵussā
يَخُسَّا
yaḵussā
نَخُسَّ
naḵussa
تَخُسُّوا
taḵussū
يَخُسُّوا
yaḵussū
f تَخُسِّي
taḵussī
تَخُسَّ
taḵussa
تَخُسَّا
taḵussā
تَخْسُسْنَ
taḵsusna
يَخْسُسْنَ
yaḵsusna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m أَخُسَّ, أَخُسِّ, أَخْسُسْ
ʔaḵussa, ʔaḵussi, ʔaḵsus
تَخُسَّ, تَخُسِّ, تَخْسُسْ
taḵussa, taḵussi, taḵsus
يَخُسَّ, يَخُسِّ, يَخْسُسْ
yaḵussa, yaḵussi, yaḵsus
تَخُسَّا
taḵussā
يَخُسَّا
yaḵussā
نَخُسَّ, نَخُسِّ, نَخْسُسْ
naḵussa, naḵussi, naḵsus
تَخُسُّوا
taḵussū
يَخُسُّوا
yaḵussū
f تَخُسِّي
taḵussī
تَخُسَّ, تَخُسِّ, تَخْسُسْ
taḵussa, taḵussi, taḵsus
تَخُسَّا
taḵussā
تَخْسُسْنَ
taḵsusna
يَخْسُسْنَ
yaḵsusna
imperative
الْأَمْر
m خُسَّ, خُسِّ, اُخْسُسْ
ḵussa, ḵussi, uḵsus
خُسَّا
ḵussā
خُسُّوا
ḵussū
f خُسِّي
ḵussī
اُخْسُسْنَ
uḵsusna

Etymology 2

    From Aramaic חַסָּא (ḥassā), from Akkadian 𒌑𒄭𒄑𒊬 (ḫassū, lettuce), from Sumerian 𒄭𒄑𒊬 (ḫi-izsar /⁠hiz⁠/, lettuce); cognates with Classical Syriac ܚ̈ܲܣܸܐ (ḥassā) and Hebrew חַסָּה (ḥássā). Note also Old Armenian հազար (hazar).

    Noun

    خَسّ • (ḵassm (collective, singulative خَسَّة f (ḵassa))

    1. lettuce (Lactuca gen. and Lactuca sativa in particular)
    Declension
    Declension of noun خَسّ (ḵass)
    collective basic collective triptote
    indefinite definite construct
    informal خَسّ
    ḵass
    الْخَسّ
    al-ḵass
    خَسّ
    ḵass
    nominative خَسٌّ
    ḵassun
    الْخَسُّ
    al-ḵassu
    خَسُّ
    ḵassu
    accusative خَسًّا
    ḵassan
    الْخَسَّ
    al-ḵassa
    خَسَّ
    ḵassa
    genitive خَسٍّ
    ḵassin
    الْخَسِّ
    al-ḵassi
    خَسِّ
    ḵassi
    singulative singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
    indefinite definite construct
    informal خَسَّة
    ḵassa
    الْخَسَّة
    al-ḵassa
    خَسَّة
    ḵassat
    nominative خَسَّةٌ
    ḵassatun
    الْخَسَّةُ
    al-ḵassatu
    خَسَّةُ
    ḵassatu
    accusative خَسَّةً
    ḵassatan
    الْخَسَّةَ
    al-ḵassata
    خَسَّةَ
    ḵassata
    genitive خَسَّةٍ
    ḵassatin
    الْخَسَّةِ
    al-ḵassati
    خَسَّةِ
    ḵassati
    dual indefinite definite construct
    informal خَسَّتَيْن
    ḵassatayn
    الْخَسَّتَيْن
    al-ḵassatayn
    خَسَّتَيْ
    ḵassatay
    nominative خَسَّتَانِ
    ḵassatāni
    الْخَسَّتَانِ
    al-ḵassatāni
    خَسَّتَا
    ḵassatā
    accusative خَسَّتَيْنِ
    ḵassatayni
    الْخَسَّتَيْنِ
    al-ḵassatayni
    خَسَّتَيْ
    ḵassatay
    genitive خَسَّتَيْنِ
    ḵassatayni
    الْخَسَّتَيْنِ
    al-ḵassatayni
    خَسَّتَيْ
    ḵassatay
    paucal (3-10) sound feminine paucal
    indefinite definite construct
    informal خَسَّات
    ḵassāt
    الْخَسَّات
    al-ḵassāt
    خَسَّات
    ḵassāt
    nominative خَسَّاتٌ
    ḵassātun
    الْخَسَّاتُ
    al-ḵassātu
    خَسَّاتُ
    ḵassātu
    accusative خَسَّاتٍ
    ḵassātin
    الْخَسَّاتِ
    al-ḵassāti
    خَسَّاتِ
    ḵassāti
    genitive خَسَّاتٍ
    ḵassātin
    الْخَسَّاتِ
    al-ḵassāti
    خَسَّاتِ
    ḵassāti
    Alternative forms
    Descendants
    • Maltese: ħass
    • Moroccan Arabic: خس (ḵuss)
    • South Levantine Arabic: خس (ḵass)
    • Old Galician-Portuguese: alfaça

    Moroccan Arabic

    Etymology

    From Arabic خَسّ (ḵass).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /xusː/
    • Audio:(file)

    Noun

    خس • (ḵussm (collective, singulative خسة f (ḵussa), paucal خسات (ḵussāt))

    1. lettuce

    South Levantine Arabic

    Etymology

    From Arabic خَسّ (ḵass).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /xass/, [xas]
    • Audio (Bethlehem):(file)

    Noun

    خسّ • (ḵassm (collective, singulative خسّة f (ḵasse), paucal خاسّات (ḵassāt))

    1. (uncountable) lettuce