خس

خس

See also: چش‎, حس‎, چس‎, and خش‎

Arabic

Alternative forms

• خَصّ‎ (ḵaṣṣ)

Etymology

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

Noun

خَسّ • (ḵass) m (collective, singulative خَسَّة‎ f (ḵassa))

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

Declension

Declension of noun خَسّ (ḵass)

Collective	basic collective triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَسّ ḵass	الْخَسّ‎ al-ḵass	خَسّ ḵass
Nominative	خَسٌّ ḵassun	الْخَسُّ‎ al-ḵassu	خَسُّ ḵassu
Accusative	خَسًّا‎ ḵassan	الْخَسَّ‎ al-ḵassa	خَسَّ ḵassa
Genitive	خَسٍّ ḵassin	الْخَسِّ‎ al-ḵassi	خَسِّ ḵassi
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَسَّة‎ ḵassa	الْخَسَّة‎ al-ḵassa	خَسَّة‎ ḵassat
Nominative	خَسَّةٌ‎ ḵassatun	الْخَسَّةُ‎ al-ḵassatu	خَسَّةُ‎ ḵassatu
Accusative	خَسَّةً‎ ḵassatan	الْخَسَّةَ‎ al-ḵassata	خَسَّةَ‎ ḵassata
Genitive	خَسَّةٍ‎ ḵassatin	الْخَسَّةِ‎ al-ḵassati	خَسَّةِ‎ ḵassati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَسَّتَيْن‎ ḵassatayn	الْخَسَّتَيْن‎ al-ḵassatayn	خَسَّتَيْ‎ ḵassatay
Nominative	خَسَّتَانِ‎ ḵassatāni	الْخَسَّتَانِ‎ al-ḵassatāni	خَسَّتَا‎ ḵassatā
Accusative	خَسَّتَيْنِ‎ ḵassatayni	الْخَسَّتَيْنِ‎ al-ḵassatayni	خَسَّتَيْ‎ ḵassatay
Genitive	خَسَّتَيْنِ‎ ḵassatayni	الْخَسَّتَيْنِ‎ al-ḵassatayni	خَسَّتَيْ‎ ḵassatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَسَّات‎ ḵassāt	الْخَسَّات‎ al-ḵassāt	خَسَّات‎ ḵassāt
Nominative	خَسَّاتٌ‎ ḵassātun	الْخَسَّاتُ‎ al-ḵassātu	خَسَّاتُ‎ ḵassātu
Accusative	خَسَّاتٍ‎ ḵassātin	الْخَسَّاتِ‎ al-ḵassāti	خَسَّاتِ‎ ḵassāti
Genitive	خَسَّاتٍ‎ ḵassātin	الْخَسَّاتِ‎ al-ḵassāti	خَسَّاتِ‎ ḵassāti

Descendants

• Maltese: ħass
• Moroccan Arabic: خس‎ (ḵuss)
• → Portuguese: alface

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Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic خَسّ‎ (ḵass).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xusː/

• Audio

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Noun

خس • (ḵuss) m (collective, singulative خسة‎ f (ḵussa), paucal خسات‎ (ḵussāt))

1. lettuce

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South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic خَسّ‎ (ḵass).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xass/, [xas]

• Audio (Bethlehem)

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Noun

خسّ • (ḵass) m (collective, singulative خسّة‎ f (ḵasse), paucal خاسّات‎ (ḵassāt))

1. (uncountable) lettuce