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خس

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See also: چش, حس, چس, and خش

Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Root
خ س س (ḵ s s)
4 terms

Verb

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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
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Etymology 2

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    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

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

    1. lettuce (Lactuca gen. and Lactuca sativa in particular)
    Declension
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    Descendants
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    • Maltese: ħass
    • Moroccan Arabic: خس (ḵuss)
    • South Levantine Arabic: خس (ḵass)
    • Old Galician-Portuguese: alfaça

    Moroccan Arabic

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    Etymology

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    From Arabic خَسّ (ḵass).

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /xusː/
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    Noun

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

    1. lettuce

    South Levantine Arabic

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    Etymology

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    From Arabic خَسّ (ḵass).

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    Noun

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

    1. (uncountable) lettuce