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خَصّ
to concern specifically; to single out /ˈxasˤsˤa/
verbB1#1451 most common
Also: to pertain to, regard, to allot, assign exclusively, to be peculiar to
Example sentences
هٰذا يَخُصُّكَ.
This concerns you.
المَوضوعُ يَخُصُّ كُلَّ الطُّلّابِ.
The topic concerns all the students.
خَصَّ المُعَلِّمُ أَحمَدَ بِالشُّكْرِ.
The teacher singled out Ahmad for thanks.
فيما يَخُصُّ المِيزانِيَّةَ، سَنُناقِشُها غَداً.
As for the budget, we will discuss it tomorrow.
خَصَّتِ اللَّجْنَةُ هٰذا المَشروعَ بِدَعْمٍ مالِيٍّ كَبيرٍ.
The committee allotted this project large financial support.
لا يَخُصُّ هٰذا الحُكْمُ فِئَةً بِعَيْنِها، بَلْ يَشْمَلُ الجَميعَ.
This ruling does not pertain to one particular group; rather it covers everyone.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَخُصُّ | خَصَصْتُ | سَأَخُصُّ |
| 2sg | تَخُصُّ | خَصَصْتَ | سَتَخُصُّ |
| 3sg | يَخُصُّ | خَصَّ | سَيَخُصُّ |
| 1pl | نَخُصُّ | خَصَصْنا | سَنَخُصُّ |
| 2pl | تَخُصُّونَ | خَصَصْتُمْ | سَتَخُصُّونَ |
| 3pl | يَخُصُّونَ | خَصُّوا | سَيَخُصُّونَ |
Word family
خاصّspecial, private, particular
خُصوصِيَّةprivacy
خَصَّصَto allocate, designate
خَصائِصcharacteristics, traits
خُصوصاًespecially, in particular
Etymology
خَصّ comes from the Semitic root خ-ص-ص (kh-ṣ-ṣ), which carries the idea of particularity and exclusiveness. Arabic builds many words on it, such as خاصّ (special) and خُصوصِيَّة (privacy). The verb means to set something apart and assign it to one person or purpose.
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