Arabic edit

Root
خ ص ل (ḵ-ṣ-l)

Etymology edit

Instance noun from the root خ ص ل (ḵ-ṣ-l).

Pronunciation 1 edit

Noun edit

خُصْلَة (ḵuṣlaf (plural خُصَل (ḵuṣal) or خُصْلَات (ḵuṣlāt) or خُصُلَات (ḵuṣulāt))

  1. lock of hair, tress
  2. tuft, wisp (of hair or wool)
  3. disheveled hair
  4. cluster or bunch of grapes
    Synonym: عُنْقُود (ʕunqūd)
Declension edit

Pronunciation 2 edit

Noun edit

خَصْلَة (ḵaṣlaf (plural خِصَال (ḵiṣāl) or خَصْلَات (ḵaṣlāt) or خَصَلَات (ḵaṣalāt))

  1. quality, feature, characteristic
  2. a moral quality, a trait
  3. a habit, a manner
Declension edit
Descendants edit
  • Azerbaijani: xislət
  • Persian: خصلت
  • Ottoman Turkish: خصلت
  • Uzbek: xislat