خصيم

Arabic

Root
خ ص م (ḵ-ṣ-m)

Etymology

فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb خَصِمَ (ḵaṣima, to be in conflict (with someone)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xa.sˤiːm/
  • Rhymes: -iːm

Adjective

خَصِيم • (ḵaṣīm) (masculine plural خَصِيمُون (ḵaṣīmūn) or خُصَمَاء (ḵuṣamāʔ) or خُصْمَان (ḵuṣmān))

  1. adversary, antagonistic

Declension

Noun

خَصِيم • (ḵaṣīm) m (plural خَصِيمُون (ḵaṣīmūn) or خُصَمَاء (ḵuṣamāʔ) or خُصْمَان (ḵuṣmān), feminine خَصِيمَة (ḵaṣīma))

  1. enemy, foe
  2. competitor

Declension

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