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شخص

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See also: ش خ ص

Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Root
ش خ ص (š ḵ ṣ)
11 terms

Pronunciation

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Verb

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شَخَصَ (šaḵaṣa) I (non-past يَشْخَصُ (yašḵaṣu), verbal noun شُخُوص (šuḵūṣ))

  1. to rise, to tower up
  2. to become high, to become lofty
  3. to rise, to ascend
  4. to appear
  5. to stare, to gaze
  6. to be glazed over
  7. to start out, to leave, to depart
  8. to travel, to journey
  9. to pass
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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شَخَّصَ (šaḵḵaṣa) II (non-past يُشَخِّصُ (yušaḵḵiṣu), verbal noun تَشْخِيص (tašḵīṣ))

  1. to personify, to represent as a person, to represent as an individual
  2. to specify, to identify
  3. to act, to perform, to play (a part, role)
  4. to diagnose (a disease)
Conjugation
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Etymology 3

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃaxsˤ/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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شَخْص (šaḵṣm (plural أَشْخَاص (ʔašḵāṣ) or شُخُوص (šuḵūṣ))

  1. person, individual
    • 7th century CE, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, 19:22:
      أَتَعْجَبُونَ مِنْ غَيْرَةِ سَعْدٍ؟ فَوَٱللَّٰهِ لَأَنَا أَغْيَرُ مِنْهُ، وَٱللَّهُ أَغْيَرُ مِنِّي، مِنْ أَجْلِ غَيْرَةِ اللَّهِ حَرَّمَ الْفَوَاحِشَ مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَمَا بَطَنَ، وَلَا شَخْصَ أَغْيَرُ مِنَ اللَّهِ، وَلَا شَخْصَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْهِ الْعُذْرُ مِنَ اللَّهِ، مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ بَعَثَ اللَّهُ الْمُرْسَلِينَ مُبَشِّرِينَ وَمُنْذِرِينَ، وَلَا شَخْصَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْهِ الْمِدْحَةُ مِنَ اللَّهِ، مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الْجَنَّةَ.
      ʔataʕjabūna min ḡayrati saʕdin? fawal-lāhi laʔanā ʔaḡyaru minhu, wal-lahu ʔaḡyaru minnī, min ʔajli ḡayrati l-lahi ḥarrama l-fawāḥiša mā ẓahara minhā wamā baṭana, walā šaḵṣa ʔaḡyaru mina l-lahi, walā šaḵṣa ʔaḥabbu ʔilayhi l-ʕuḏru mina l-lahi, min ʔajli ḏalika baʕaṯa l-lahu l-mursalīna mubašširīna wamunḏirīna, walā šaḵṣa ʔaḥabbu ʔilayhi l-midḥatu mina l-lahi, min ʔajli ḏalika waʕada l-lahu l-jannata.
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    • (Can we date this quote?), Umar Ibn Abi Rabī'ah, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
      فَكَانَ مِجَنِّي دُونَ مَنْ كُنْتُ أَتَّقِي / ثَلَاثَ شُخُوصٍ كَاعِبَانِ وَمُعْصِرُ
      fakāna mijannī dūna man kuntu ʔattaqī / ṯalāṯa šuḵūṣin kāʕibāni wamuʕṣiru
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  2. figure, character
Declension
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Declension of noun شَخْص (šaḵṣ)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal شَخْص
šaḵṣ
الشَّخْص
aš-šaḵṣ
شَخْص
šaḵṣ
nominative شَخْصٌ
šaḵṣun
الشَّخْصُ
aš-šaḵṣu
شَخْصُ
šaḵṣu
accusative شَخْصًا
šaḵṣan
الشَّخْصَ
aš-šaḵṣa
شَخْصَ
šaḵṣa
genitive شَخْصٍ
šaḵṣin
الشَّخْصِ
aš-šaḵṣi
شَخْصِ
šaḵṣi
dual indefinite definite construct
informal شَخْصَيْن
šaḵṣayn
الشَّخْصَيْن
aš-šaḵṣayn
شَخْصَيْ
šaḵṣay
nominative شَخْصَانِ
šaḵṣāni
الشَّخْصَانِ
aš-šaḵṣāni
شَخْصَا
šaḵṣā
accusative شَخْصَيْنِ
šaḵṣayni
الشَّخْصَيْنِ
aš-šaḵṣayni
شَخْصَيْ
šaḵṣay
genitive شَخْصَيْنِ
šaḵṣayni
الشَّخْصَيْنِ
aš-šaḵṣayni
شَخْصَيْ
šaḵṣay
plural basic broken plural triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal أَشْخَاص‎; شُخُوص
ʔašḵāṣ‎; šuḵūṣ
الْأَشْخَاص‎; الشُّخُوص
al-ʔašḵāṣ‎; aš-šuḵūṣ
أَشْخَاص‎; شُخُوص
ʔašḵāṣ‎; šuḵūṣ
nominative أَشْخَاصٌ‎; شُخُوصٌ
ʔašḵāṣun‎; šuḵūṣun
الْأَشْخَاصُ‎; الشُّخُوصُ
al-ʔašḵāṣu‎; aš-šuḵūṣu
أَشْخَاصُ‎; شُخُوصُ
ʔašḵāṣu‎; šuḵūṣu
accusative أَشْخَاصًا‎; شُخُوصًا
ʔašḵāṣan‎; šuḵūṣan
الْأَشْخَاصَ‎; الشُّخُوصَ
al-ʔašḵāṣa‎; aš-šuḵūṣa
أَشْخَاصَ‎; شُخُوصَ
ʔašḵāṣa‎; šuḵūṣa
genitive أَشْخَاصٍ‎; شُخُوصٍ
ʔašḵāṣin‎; šuḵūṣin
الْأَشْخَاصِ‎; الشُّخُوصِ
al-ʔašḵāṣi‎; aš-šuḵūṣi
أَشْخَاصِ‎; شُخُوصِ
ʔašḵāṣi‎; šuḵūṣi
Descendants
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Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic شَخْص (šaḵṣ).

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Readings
Classical reading? šaxs
Dari reading? šaxs
Iranian reading? šaxs
Tajik reading? šaxs

Noun

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Dari شخص
Iranian Persian
Tajik шахс

شخص (šaxs) (plural اشخاص (ašxâs) or شخص‌ها (šaxs-hâ) or شخصان (šaxsân))

  1. person, individual

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South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic شَخْص (šaḵṣ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃaxsˤ/, [ʃʌxsˤ]
  • Audio (Jerusalem):(file)

Noun

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شخص (šaḵṣm (plural أشخاص (ʔašḵāṣ) or شخاص (šḵāṣ))

  1. person, individual
  2. character (in a play, film etc.)
  3. statuette, figurine

Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian شخص (šaxs), from Arabic شَخْص (šaḵṣ).

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شخص (śaxsm (Hindi spelling शख़्स)

  1. person, individual