خصام

Arabic

Root
خ ص م (ḵ ṣ m)
13 terms

Etymology

Verbal noun of خَصَمَ (ḵaṣama) and خَصِمَ (ḵaṣima).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xi.sˤaːm/

Noun

خِصَام • (ḵiṣām) m

1. verbal noun of خَصَمَ (ḵaṣama) (form I)
2. dispute, argument
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 43:18:

     أَوَمَن يُنَشَّؤُا۟ فِى ٱلْحِلْيَةِ وَهُوَ فِى ٱلْخِصَامِ غَيْرُ مُبِينٍۢ

     ˹Do they attribute to Him˺ those who are brought up in fineries and are not commanding in disputes?

3. animosity, antagonism

Declension

Declension of noun خِصَام (ḵiṣām)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	خِصَام ḵiṣām	الْخِصَام al-ḵiṣām	خِصَام ḵiṣām
nominative	خِصَامٌ ḵiṣāmun	الْخِصَامُ al-ḵiṣāmu	خِصَامُ ḵiṣāmu
accusative	خِصَامًا ḵiṣāman	الْخِصَامَ al-ḵiṣāma	خِصَامَ ḵiṣāma
genitive	خِصَامٍ ḵiṣāmin	الْخِصَامِ al-ḵiṣāmi	خِصَامِ ḵiṣāmi

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: خصام (hisam)