خس

See also: چش, حس, چس, and خش

Arabic

Alternative forms

• خَصّ (ḵaṣṣ)

Etymology

From Aramaic חַסָּא (ḥassā), from Akkadian 𒌑𒄭𒄑𒊬 (ḫassū, “lettuce”), from Sumerian 𒄭𒄑𒊬 (ḫi-iz^sar /⁠hiz⁠/, “lettuce”); cognates with Classical Syriac ܚ̈ܲܣܸܐ (ḥassā) and Hebrew חַסָּה (ḥássā). Note also Old Armenian հազար (hazar).

Noun

خَسّ • (ḵass) m (collective, singulative خَسَّة f (ḵassa))

1. lettuce (Lactuca gen. and Lactuca sativa in particular)

Declension

Declension of noun خَسّ (ḵass)

Collective	basic collective triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَسّ ḵass	الْخَسّ al-ḵass	خَسّ ḵass
Nominative	خَسٌّ ḵassun	الْخَسُّ al-ḵassu	خَسُّ ḵassu
Accusative	خَسًّا ḵassan	الْخَسَّ al-ḵassa	خَسَّ ḵassa
Genitive	خَسٍّ ḵassin	الْخَسِّ al-ḵassi	خَسِّ ḵassi
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَسَّة ḵassa	الْخَسَّة al-ḵassa	خَسَّة ḵassat
Nominative	خَسَّةٌ ḵassatun	الْخَسَّةُ al-ḵassatu	خَسَّةُ ḵassatu
Accusative	خَسَّةً ḵassatan	الْخَسَّةَ al-ḵassata	خَسَّةَ ḵassata
Genitive	خَسَّةٍ ḵassatin	الْخَسَّةِ al-ḵassati	خَسَّةِ ḵassati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَسَّتَيْن ḵassatayn	الْخَسَّتَيْن al-ḵassatayn	خَسَّتَيْ ḵassatay
Nominative	خَسَّتَانِ ḵassatāni	الْخَسَّتَانِ al-ḵassatāni	خَسَّتَا ḵassatā
Accusative	خَسَّتَيْنِ ḵassatayni	الْخَسَّتَيْنِ al-ḵassatayni	خَسَّتَيْ ḵassatay
Genitive	خَسَّتَيْنِ ḵassatayni	الْخَسَّتَيْنِ al-ḵassatayni	خَسَّتَيْ ḵassatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَسَّات ḵassāt	الْخَسَّات al-ḵassāt	خَسَّات ḵassāt
Nominative	خَسَّاتٌ ḵassātun	الْخَسَّاتُ al-ḵassātu	خَسَّاتُ ḵassātu
Accusative	خَسَّاتٍ ḵassātin	الْخَسَّاتِ al-ḵassāti	خَسَّاتِ ḵassāti
Genitive	خَسَّاتٍ ḵassātin	الْخَسَّاتِ al-ḵassāti	خَسَّاتِ ḵassāti

Descendants

• Maltese: ħass
• Moroccan Arabic: خس (ḵuss)
• South Levantine Arabic: خس (ḵass)
• → Old Galician-Portuguese: alfaça
  • Portuguese: alface

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic خَسّ (ḵass).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xusː/

• Audio:

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Noun

خس • (ḵuss) m (collective, singulative خسة f (ḵussa), paucal خسات (ḵussāt))

1. lettuce

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic خَسّ (ḵass).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xass/, [xas]

• Audio (Bethlehem):

  (file)

Noun

خسّ • (ḵass) m (collective, singulative خسّة f (ḵasse), paucal خاسّات (ḵassāt))

1. (uncountable) lettuce