خلسة

Arabic

Root
خ ل س (ḵ-l-s)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xul.sa/

Noun

خُلْسَة • (ḵulsa) f (plural خُلْسَات (ḵulsāt) or خُلُسَات (ḵulusāt) or خُلَس (ḵulas))

1. something stolen, booty, plunder
   • a. 1374, Ibn al-Khatib, Jadaka al-Ghaithu:

     جَادَكَ ٱلْغَيْثُ إِذَا ٱلْغَيْثُ هَمَا – يَا زَمَانَ ٱلْوَصْلِ بِٱلْأَنْدَلُسِ – لَمْ يَكُنْ وَصْلُكَ إِلَّا حُلُمًا – فِي ٱلْكَرَى أَوْ خُلْسَةَ ٱلْمُخْتَلِسِ

     jādaka l-ḡayṯu ʔiḏā l-ḡayṯu hamā – yā zamāna l-waṣli bi-l-ʔandalusi – lam yakun waṣluka ʔillā ḥuluman – fī l-karā ʔaw ḵulsata l-muḵtalisi

     the rain would befit you if the rain fell – oh the time of reunion in Andalusia – your reunion wasn't but a dream – in the sleep or a surreptitious passing (= something that passes quickly)

2. opportunity, chance

   Synonym: فُرْصَة (furṣa)

   هٰذِهِ خُلْسَةٌ فَٱنْتَهِزْهَا!

   hāḏihi ḵulsatun fantahizhā!

   This is an opportunity so seize it!

Declension

Declension of noun خُلْسَة (ḵulsa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خُلْسَة ḵulsa	الْخُلْسَة al-ḵulsa	خُلْسَة ḵulsat
Nominative	خُلْسَةٌ ḵulsatun	الْخُلْسَةُ al-ḵulsatu	خُلْسَةُ ḵulsatu
Accusative	خُلْسَةً ḵulsatan	الْخُلْسَةَ al-ḵulsata	خُلْسَةَ ḵulsata
Genitive	خُلْسَةٍ ḵulsatin	الْخُلْسَةِ al-ḵulsati	خُلْسَةِ ḵulsati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خُلْسَتَيْن ḵulsatayn	الْخُلْسَتَيْن al-ḵulsatayn	خُلْسَتَيْ ḵulsatay
Nominative	خُلْسَتَانِ ḵulsatāni	الْخُلْسَتَانِ al-ḵulsatāni	خُلْسَتَا ḵulsatā
Accusative	خُلْسَتَيْنِ ḵulsatayni	الْخُلْسَتَيْنِ al-ḵulsatayni	خُلْسَتَيْ ḵulsatay
Genitive	خُلْسَتَيْنِ ḵulsatayni	الْخُلْسَتَيْنِ al-ḵulsatayni	خُلْسَتَيْ ḵulsatay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خُلْسَات‎; خُلُسَات‎; خُلَس ḵulsāt‎; ḵulusāt‎; ḵulas	الْخُلْسَات‎; الْخُلُسَات‎; الْخُلَس al-ḵulsāt‎; al-ḵulusāt‎; al-ḵulas	خُلْسَات‎; خُلُسَات‎; خُلَس ḵulsāt‎; ḵulusāt‎; ḵulas
Nominative	خُلْسَاتٌ‎; خُلُسَاتٌ‎; خُلَسٌ ḵulsātun‎; ḵulusātun‎; ḵulasun	الْخُلْسَاتُ‎; الْخُلُسَاتُ‎; الْخُلَسُ al-ḵulsātu‎; al-ḵulusātu‎; al-ḵulasu	خُلْسَاتُ‎; خُلُسَاتُ‎; خُلَسُ ḵulsātu‎; ḵulusātu‎; ḵulasu
Accusative	خُلْسَاتٍ‎; خُلُسَاتٍ‎; خُلَسًا ḵulsātin‎; ḵulusātin‎; ḵulasan	الْخُلْسَاتِ‎; الْخُلُسَاتِ‎; الْخُلَسَ al-ḵulsāti‎; al-ḵulusāti‎; al-ḵulasa	خُلْسَاتِ‎; خُلُسَاتِ‎; خُلَسَ ḵulsāti‎; ḵulusāti‎; ḵulasa
Genitive	خُلْسَاتٍ‎; خُلُسَاتٍ‎; خُلَسٍ ḵulsātin‎; ḵulusātin‎; ḵulasin	الْخُلْسَاتِ‎; الْخُلُسَاتِ‎; الْخُلَسِ al-ḵulsāti‎; al-ḵulusāti‎; al-ḵulasi	خُلْسَاتِ‎; خُلُسَاتِ‎; خُلَسِ ḵulsāti‎; ḵulusāti‎; ḵulasi