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خاسِر
loser (one who loses) /ˈxaː.sir/
nounB1#2604 most common
Also: losing (attributive, e.g. 'the losing team'), one in a state of loss or ruin
Example sentences
هُوَ خاسِرٌ فِي اللُّعْبَةِ.
He is a loser in the game.
لا أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَكُونَ خاسِراً.
I don't like to be a loser.
الفَرِيقُ الخاسِرُ لَعِبَ بِشَكْلٍ جَيِّدٍ رَغْمَ الهَزِيمَةِ.
The losing team played well despite the defeat.
خَرَجَ مِنَ المُبَارَاةِ خاسِراً بَعْدَ أَنْ كَانَ يَتَقَدَّمُ بِفَارِقٍ كَبِيرٍ.
He came out of the match a loser, after having led by a wide margin.
مَنْ يَتَرَدَّدُ فِي اتِّخَاذِ القَرَارِ غَالِباً مَا يَكُونُ الخاسِرَ الأَكْبَرَ فِي نِهَايَةِ المَطَافِ.
Whoever hesitates in making the decision often ends up being the biggest loser in the end.
فِي عَالَمِ الأَعْمَالِ، لَيْسَ هُنَاكَ خاسِرٌ دَائِمٌ، بَلْ هُنَاكَ مَنْ يَتَعَلَّمُ مِنْ إِخْفَاقَاتِهِ وَمَنْ يَسْتَسْلِمُ لَهَا.
In the business world, there is no permanent loser, only those who learn from their failures and those who surrender to them.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | خاسِرٌ | خاسِرُونَ |
| Genitive | خاسِرٍ | خاسِرِينَ |
| Accusative | خاسِراً | خاسِرِينَ |
| Vocative | يا خاسِرُ | يا خاسِرُونَ |
Word family
خَسِرَto lose, to suffer loss
خَسَارةloss, damage
خُسْرانutter loss, perdition
خاسِرةloser (feminine)
Etymology
خاسِر comes from the triliteral root خ-س-ر, which across Arabic conveys loss, deficiency, or ruin. It is the active participle of the verb خَسِرَ (to lose, to suffer loss), so it names the person doing or experiencing that losing. The word carries weight in the Quran, notably in Surat al-'Asr, where it describes mankind as fi khusr, in a state of loss, except for those who believe and act rightly.
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