خصلة

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Arabic[edit]

Root
خ ص ل (ḵ-ṣ-l)

Etymology[edit]

Instance noun from the root خ ص ل (ḵ-ṣ-l).

Pronunciation 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

خُصْلَة (ḵuṣlaf (plural خُصَل (ḵuṣal) or خُصْلَات (ḵuṣlāt) or خُصُلَات (ḵuṣulāt))

  1. lock of hair, tress
  2. tuft, wisp (of hair or wool)
  3. disheveled hair
  4. cluster or bunch of grapes
    Synonym: عُنْقُود (ʕunqūd)
Declension[edit]

Pronunciation 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

خَصْلَة (ḵaṣlaf (plural خِصَال (ḵiṣāl) or خَصْلَات (ḵaṣlāt) or خَصَلَات (ḵaṣalāt))

  1. quality, feature, characteristic
  2. a moral quality, a trait
  3. a habit, a manner
Declension[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Azerbaijani: xislət
  • Persian: خصلت
  • Ottoman Turkish: خصلت
  • Uzbek: xislat