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Kalimāt: Arabic for Islamic and Arabic Studies

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English: Arabic (vocalized/unvocalized):
ordinary; low; common

خسيس ج أخساء‏

خَسِيسٌ ج أَخِسّاءُ‏

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Categories:
Speech register: pejorative
Knowledge: passive
Lesson: 21
Frequency: 2
Part of speech: Adjective
Morphological category: Adjective
Morph. pattern: فَعِيلٌ
Root: خسس
Subject: Feelings and senses

Sample sentences:

‫الأَبُ كَريمٌ مُحْتَرَمٌ والابْنُ خَسيسٌ ‬

‫أَفْعالُهُ خَسيسَةٌ‬

‫هذا المَعْدِنُ خَسيسٌ أيْ لا قيمَةَ لَهُ‬