رخيص

Arabic

Root
ر خ ص (r ḵ ṣ)
5 terms

Etymology

فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb رَخُصَ (raḵuṣa). Compare Amharic ርካሽ (rəkaš, “cheap”) and Amharic እርካሽ (ʾərkaš, “cheap”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ra.xiːsˤ/
Rhymes: -iːsˤ
Audio: (file)

Adjective

رَخِيص • (raḵīṣ) (feminine رَخِيصَة (raḵīṣa), masculine plural رَخِيصُونَ (raḵīṣūna) or رُخَصَاء (ruḵaṣāʔ), feminine plural رَخِيصَات (raḵīṣāt) or رَخَائِص (raḵāʔiṣ), elative أَرْخَص (ʔarḵaṣ))

cheap (“low in price”)
low (price)
quick (death)
soft, without strength
stupid, dull

Declension

Declension of adjective **رَخِيص** (raḵīṣ)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	رَخِيص raḵīṣ	الرَّخِيص ar-raḵīṣ	رَخِيصَة raḵīṣa	الرَّخِيصَة ar-raḵīṣa
nominative	رَخِيصٌ raḵīṣun	الرَّخِيصُ ar-raḵīṣu	رَخِيصَةٌ raḵīṣatun	الرَّخِيصَةُ ar-raḵīṣatu
accusative	رَخِيصًا raḵīṣan	الرَّخِيصَ ar-raḵīṣa	رَخِيصَةً raḵīṣatan	الرَّخِيصَةَ ar-raḵīṣata
genitive	رَخِيصٍ raḵīṣin	الرَّخِيصِ ar-raḵīṣi	رَخِيصَةٍ raḵīṣatin	الرَّخِيصَةِ ar-raḵīṣati
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	رَخِيصَيْن raḵīṣayn	الرَّخِيصَيْن ar-raḵīṣayn	رَخِيصَتَيْن raḵīṣatayn	الرَّخِيصَتَيْن ar-raḵīṣatayn
nominative	رَخِيصَانِ raḵīṣāni	الرَّخِيصَانِ ar-raḵīṣāni	رَخِيصَتَانِ raḵīṣatāni	الرَّخِيصَتَانِ ar-raḵīṣatāni
accusative	رَخِيصَيْنِ raḵīṣayni	الرَّخِيصَيْنِ ar-raḵīṣayni	رَخِيصَتَيْنِ raḵīṣatayni	الرَّخِيصَتَيْنِ ar-raḵīṣatayni
genitive	رَخِيصَيْنِ raḵīṣayni	الرَّخِيصَيْنِ ar-raḵīṣayni	رَخِيصَتَيْنِ raḵīṣatayni	الرَّخِيصَتَيْنِ ar-raḵīṣatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	رَخِيصِين‎; رُخَصَاء raḵīṣīn‎; ruḵaṣāʔ	الرَّخِيصِين‎; الرُّخَصَاء ar-raḵīṣīn‎; ar-ruḵaṣāʔ	رَخِيصَات‎; رَخَائِص raḵīṣāt‎; raḵāʔiṣ	الرَّخِيصَات‎; الرَّخَائِص ar-raḵīṣāt‎; ar-raḵāʔiṣ
nominative	رَخِيصُونَ‎; رُخَصَاءُ raḵīṣūna‎; ruḵaṣāʔu	الرَّخِيصُونَ‎; الرُّخَصَاءُ ar-raḵīṣūna‎; ar-ruḵaṣāʔu	رَخِيصَاتٌ‎; رَخَائِصُ raḵīṣātun‎; raḵāʔiṣu	الرَّخِيصَاتُ‎; الرَّخَائِصُ ar-raḵīṣātu‎; ar-raḵāʔiṣu
accusative	رَخِيصِينَ‎; رُخَصَاءَ raḵīṣīna‎; ruḵaṣāʔa	الرَّخِيصِينَ‎; الرُّخَصَاءَ ar-raḵīṣīna‎; ar-ruḵaṣāʔa	رَخِيصَاتٍ‎; رَخَائِصَ raḵīṣātin‎; raḵāʔiṣa	الرَّخِيصَاتِ‎; الرَّخَائِصَ ar-raḵīṣāti‎; ar-raḵāʔiṣa
genitive	رَخِيصِينَ‎; رُخَصَاءَ raḵīṣīna‎; ruḵaṣāʔa	الرَّخِيصِينَ‎; الرُّخَصَاءِ ar-raḵīṣīna‎; ar-ruḵaṣāʔi	رَخِيصَاتٍ‎; رَخَائِصَ raḵīṣātin‎; raḵāʔiṣa	الرَّخِيصَاتِ‎; الرَّخَائِصِ ar-raḵīṣāti‎; ar-raḵāʔiṣi

Descendants

Maltese: rħis
→ Swahili: rahisi
→ Ottoman Turkish: رخیص (rahis)

Egyptian Arabic

Adjective

رخيص • (rixīṣ)

cheap (“low in price”)

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

Root
ر خ ص
1 term

From Arabic رَخِيص (raḵīṣ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /rxiːsˤ/
Audio: (file)

Adjective

رخيص • (rḵīṣ) (feminine رخيصة (rḵīṣa), common plural رخاص (rḵāṣ), masculine plural رخيصين (rḵīṣīn), feminine plural رخيصات (rḵīṣāt), elative أرخص (ʔarḵaṣ) or رخص (rḵaṣ))

cheap (low in price)
Antonym: غالي (ḡāli)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ر خ ص
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic رَخِيص (raḵīṣ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /rxiːsˤ/, [rxiːsˤ]
Audio (Ramallah): (file)

Adjective

رخيص • (rḵīṣ) (feminine رخيصة (rḵīṣa), common plural رخاص (rḵāṣ), elative أرخص (ʔarḵaṣ))

cheap, inexpensive (low in price)
Antonym: غالي (ḡāli)