خسيس

See also: خسیس

Arabic

Root
خ س س (ḵ s s)
4 terms

Etymology

فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb خَسَّ (ḵassa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xa.siːs/
• Rhymes: -iːs

Adjective

خَسِيس • (ḵasīs) (feminine خَسِيسَة (ḵasīsa), masculine plural أَخِسَّاء (ʔaḵissāʔ) or خِسَاس (ḵisās) or خُسَسَاء (ḵusasāʔ), feminine plural خَسِيسَات (ḵasīsāt) or خَسَائِس (ḵasāʔis), elative أَخَسّ (ʔaḵass))

1. low, vile, contemptible

   Synonyms: حَقِير (ḥaqīr), وَضِيع (waḍīʕ), نَذْل (naḏl), لَئِيم (laʔīm), دَنِيء (danīʔ)

2. low in quantity

   Synonym: قَلِيل (qalīl)

Declension

Declension of adjective خَسِيس (ḵasīs)

singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	خَسِيس ḵasīs	الْخَسِيس al-ḵasīs	خَسِيسَة ḵasīsa	الْخَسِيسَة al-ḵasīsa
nominative	خَسِيسٌ ḵasīsun	الْخَسِيسُ al-ḵasīsu	خَسِيسَةٌ ḵasīsatun	الْخَسِيسَةُ al-ḵasīsatu
accusative	خَسِيسًا ḵasīsan	الْخَسِيسَ al-ḵasīsa	خَسِيسَةً ḵasīsatan	الْخَسِيسَةَ al-ḵasīsata
genitive	خَسِيسٍ ḵasīsin	الْخَسِيسِ al-ḵasīsi	خَسِيسَةٍ ḵasīsatin	الْخَسِيسَةِ al-ḵasīsati
dual	masculine		feminine
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	خَسِيسَيْن ḵasīsayn	الْخَسِيسَيْن al-ḵasīsayn	خَسِيسَتَيْن ḵasīsatayn	الْخَسِيسَتَيْن al-ḵasīsatayn
nominative	خَسِيسَانِ ḵasīsāni	الْخَسِيسَانِ al-ḵasīsāni	خَسِيسَتَانِ ḵasīsatāni	الْخَسِيسَتَانِ al-ḵasīsatāni
accusative	خَسِيسَيْنِ ḵasīsayni	الْخَسِيسَيْنِ al-ḵasīsayni	خَسِيسَتَيْنِ ḵasīsatayni	الْخَسِيسَتَيْنِ al-ḵasīsatayni
genitive	خَسِيسَيْنِ ḵasīsayni	الْخَسِيسَيْنِ al-ḵasīsayni	خَسِيسَتَيْنِ ḵasīsatayni	الْخَسِيسَتَيْنِ al-ḵasīsatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote		sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	أَخِسَّاء‎; خِسَاس‎; خُسَسَاء ʔaḵissāʔ‎; ḵisās‎; ḵusasāʔ	الْأَخِسَّاء‎; الْخِسَاس‎; الْخُسَسَاء al-ʔaḵissāʔ‎; al-ḵisās‎; al-ḵusasāʔ	خَسِيسَات‎; خَسَائِس ḵasīsāt‎; ḵasāʔis	الْخَسِيسَات‎; الْخَسَائِس al-ḵasīsāt‎; al-ḵasāʔis
nominative	أَخِسَّاءُ‎; خِسَاسٌ‎; خُسَسَاءُ ʔaḵissāʔu‎; ḵisāsun‎; ḵusasāʔu	الْأَخِسَّاءُ‎; الْخِسَاسُ‎; الْخُسَسَاءُ al-ʔaḵissāʔu‎; al-ḵisāsu‎; al-ḵusasāʔu	خَسِيسَاتٌ‎; خَسَائِسُ ḵasīsātun‎; ḵasāʔisu	الْخَسِيسَاتُ‎; الْخَسَائِسُ al-ḵasīsātu‎; al-ḵasāʔisu
accusative	أَخِسَّاءَ‎; خِسَاسًا‎; خُسَسَاءَ ʔaḵissāʔa‎; ḵisāsan‎; ḵusasāʔa	الْأَخِسَّاءَ‎; الْخِسَاسَ‎; الْخُسَسَاءَ al-ʔaḵissāʔa‎; al-ḵisāsa‎; al-ḵusasāʔa	خَسِيسَاتٍ‎; خَسَائِسَ ḵasīsātin‎; ḵasāʔisa	الْخَسِيسَاتِ‎; الْخَسَائِسَ al-ḵasīsāti‎; al-ḵasāʔisa
genitive	أَخِسَّاءَ‎; خِسَاسٍ‎; خُسَسَاءَ ʔaḵissāʔa‎; ḵisāsin‎; ḵusasāʔa	الْأَخِسَّاءِ‎; الْخِسَاسِ‎; الْخُسَسَاءِ al-ʔaḵissāʔi‎; al-ḵisāsi‎; al-ḵusasāʔi	خَسِيسَاتٍ‎; خَسَائِسَ ḵasīsātin‎; ḵasāʔisa	الْخَسِيسَاتِ‎; الْخَسَائِسِ al-ḵasīsāti‎; al-ḵasāʔisi

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: xəsis
• → Ottoman Turkish: خسیس (hasîs)
  • → Turkish: hasis
• → Persian: خسیس (xasis)
• → Urdu: خسیس