خاشع

Arabic

Root
خ ش ع (ḵ š ʕ)
2 terms

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of خَشَعَ (ḵašaʕa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xaː.ʃiʕ/

Adjective

خَاشِع • (ḵāšiʕ) (feminine خَاشِعَة (ḵāšiʕa), masculine plural خَاشِعُونَ (ḵāšiʕūna), feminine plural خَاشِعَات (ḵāšiʕāt))

1. active participle of خَشَعَ (ḵašaʕa)
2. who is humble, looking down and reverently submissive (especially in worship)
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 23:2:

     الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي صَلَاتِهِمْ خَاشِعُونَ

     allaḏīna hum fī ṣalātihim ḵāšiʕūna

     those who humble themselves in prayer.

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 88:2:

     وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَاشِعَةٌ

     wujūhun yawmaʔiḏin ḵāšiʕatun

     On that Day ˹some˺ faces will be downcast.

Declension

Declension of adjective خَاشِع (ḵāšiʕ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	خَاشِع ḵāšiʕ	الْخَاشِع al-ḵāšiʕ	خَاشِعَة ḵāšiʕa	الْخَاشِعَة al-ḵāšiʕa
Nominative	خَاشِعٌ ḵāšiʕun	الْخَاشِعُ al-ḵāšiʕu	خَاشِعَةٌ ḵāšiʕatun	الْخَاشِعَةُ al-ḵāšiʕatu
Accusative	خَاشِعًا ḵāšiʕan	الْخَاشِعَ al-ḵāšiʕa	خَاشِعَةً ḵāšiʕatan	الْخَاشِعَةَ al-ḵāšiʕata
Genitive	خَاشِعٍ ḵāšiʕin	الْخَاشِعِ al-ḵāšiʕi	خَاشِعَةٍ ḵāšiʕatin	الْخَاشِعَةِ al-ḵāšiʕati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	خَاشِعَيْن ḵāšiʕayn	الْخَاشِعَيْن al-ḵāšiʕayn	خَاشِعَتَيْن ḵāšiʕatayn	الْخَاشِعَتَيْن al-ḵāšiʕatayn
Nominative	خَاشِعَانِ ḵāšiʕāni	الْخَاشِعَانِ al-ḵāšiʕāni	خَاشِعَتَانِ ḵāšiʕatāni	الْخَاشِعَتَانِ al-ḵāšiʕatāni
Accusative	خَاشِعَيْنِ ḵāšiʕayni	الْخَاشِعَيْنِ al-ḵāšiʕayni	خَاشِعَتَيْنِ ḵāšiʕatayni	الْخَاشِعَتَيْنِ al-ḵāšiʕatayni
Genitive	خَاشِعَيْنِ ḵāšiʕayni	الْخَاشِعَيْنِ al-ḵāšiʕayni	خَاشِعَتَيْنِ ḵāšiʕatayni	الْخَاشِعَتَيْنِ al-ḵāšiʕatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	خَاشِعِين ḵāšiʕīn	الْخَاشِعِين al-ḵāšiʕīn	خَاشِعَات ḵāšiʕāt	الْخَاشِعَات al-ḵāšiʕāt
Nominative	خَاشِعُونَ ḵāšiʕūna	الْخَاشِعُونَ al-ḵāšiʕūna	خَاشِعَاتٌ ḵāšiʕātun	الْخَاشِعَاتُ al-ḵāšiʕātu
Accusative	خَاشِعِينَ ḵāšiʕīna	الْخَاشِعِينَ al-ḵāšiʕīna	خَاشِعَاتٍ ḵāšiʕātin	الْخَاشِعَاتِ al-ḵāšiʕāti
Genitive	خَاشِعِينَ ḵāšiʕīna	الْخَاشِعِينَ al-ḵāšiʕīna	خَاشِعَاتٍ ḵāšiʕātin	الْخَاشِعَاتِ al-ḵāšiʕāti

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: خاشع (hâşi')