خسيس

See also: خسیس

Arabic

Root
خ س س (ḵ-s-s)

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
• → Urdu: خسیس