أخصب

أخصب

Arabic

Etymology

Elative of خَصِيب‎ (ḵaṣīb, “fertile; prolific”), from the root خ ص ب‎ (ḵ-ṣ-b).

Adjective

أَخْصَب • (ʔaḵṣab) (feminine خُصْبَى‎ (ḵuṣbā), masculine plural أَخَاصِب‎ (ʔaḵāṣib), feminine plural خُصْبَيَات‎ (ḵuṣbayāt))

1. elative degree of خَصِيب‎ (ḵaṣīb):
   1. more fertile; most fertile
   2. more prolific; most prolific

Declension

Declension of adjective أَخْصَب (ʔaḵṣab)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَخْصَب ʔaḵṣab	الْأَخْصَب‎ al-ʔaḵṣab	خُصْبى‎ ḵuṣbā	الْخُصْبى‎ al-ḵuṣbā
Nominative	أَخْصَبُ ʔaḵṣabu	الْأَخْصَبُ‎ al-ʔaḵṣabu	خُصْبى‎ ḵuṣbā	الْخُصْبى‎ al-ḵuṣbā
Accusative	أَخْصَبَ ʔaḵṣaba	الْأَخْصَبَ‎ al-ʔaḵṣaba	خُصْبى‎ ḵuṣbā	الْخُصْبى‎ al-ḵuṣbā
Genitive	أَخْصَبَ ʔaḵṣaba	الْأَخْصَبِ‎ al-ʔaḵṣabi	خُصْبى‎ ḵuṣbā	الْخُصْبى‎ al-ḵuṣbā
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَخْصَبَيْن‎ ʔaḵṣabayn	الْأَخْصَبَيْن‎ al-ʔaḵṣabayn	خُصْبَيَيْن‎ ḵuṣbayayn	الْخُصْبَيَيْن‎ al-ḵuṣbayayn
Nominative	أَخْصَبَانِ‎ ʔaḵṣabāni	الْأَخْصَبَانِ‎ al-ʔaḵṣabāni	خُصْبَيَانِ‎ ḵuṣbayāni	الْخُصْبَيَانِ‎ al-ḵuṣbayāni
Accusative	أَخْصَبَيْنِ‎ ʔaḵṣabayni	الْأَخْصَبَيْنِ‎ al-ʔaḵṣabayni	خُصْبَيَيْنِ‎ ḵuṣbayayni	الْخُصْبَيَيْنِ‎ al-ḵuṣbayayni
Genitive	أَخْصَبَيْنِ‎ ʔaḵṣabayni	الْأَخْصَبَيْنِ‎ al-ʔaḵṣabayni	خُصْبَيَيْنِ‎ ḵuṣbayayni	الْخُصْبَيَيْنِ‎ al-ḵuṣbayayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَخَاصِب‎ ʔaḵāṣib	الْأَخَاصِب‎ al-ʔaḵāṣib	خُصْبَيَات‎ ḵuṣbayāt	الْخُصْبَيَات‎ al-ḵuṣbayāt
Nominative	أَخَاصِبُ‎ ʔaḵāṣibu	الْأَخَاصِبُ‎ al-ʔaḵāṣibu	خُصْبَيَاتٌ‎ ḵuṣbayātun	الْخُصْبَيَاتُ‎ al-ḵuṣbayātu
Accusative	أَخَاصِبَ‎ ʔaḵāṣiba	الْأَخَاصِبَ‎ al-ʔaḵāṣiba	خُصْبَيَاتٍ‎ ḵuṣbayātin	الْخُصْبَيَاتِ‎ al-ḵuṣbayāti
Genitive	أَخَاصِبَ‎ ʔaḵāṣiba	الْأَخَاصِبِ‎ al-ʔaḵāṣibi	خُصْبَيَاتٍ‎ ḵuṣbayātin	الْخُصْبَيَاتِ‎ al-ḵuṣbayāti

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863), “خصب”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate