خس

العربية

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خس^¹

/xas.sa/

verb خَسَّ · ḵassa · يَخُسُّ · خَسّ · خِسَّة · خَسَاسَة

to be or become vile, mean, lowly, contemptible

خس^²

/xas.sa/

Where it comes from

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

noun خَسّ · ḵass · خَسَّة · الْخَسّ

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

In English

diminish To make smaller
lettuce an edible plant, Lactuca

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {خس},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D8%B3},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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