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خَاصَّة

private possession

Noun · feminineRoot خ-ص-ص

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Plural
خَوَاصّ

Most common words from the same root

Adjective
خَاصّ
special
Adjective
مُخَصَّص
passive participle of خَصَّصَ
Noun
مُتَخَصِّص
specialist
Noun
خُصُوصِيَّة
individuality
Adjective
خُصُوصِيّ
particular
Verb · Form I
خَصَّ
to single out

خَاصَّة in English

Noun · feminine

  1. private possession
  2. property, characteristic
  3. essence, nature
  4. leading personalities, elite, the upper class
  5. people close to Ahl al-Bayt and the Shi'ite Imams, i.e. the Shia collective

Word origin

From the root خ ص ص (ḵ ṣ ṣ). Sense 5 is used in the Shi'ite vernacular and derives from the people that were closer to the Shi'ite's Imams (their "private" (people)), as opposed to the general public (اَلْعَامَّة (al-ʕāmma)).

Words from the root خ-ص-ص

Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →

خَصَّ · present يَخُصُّ
Form I · The plain action

to single out, to distinguish; to favor, to endow; to concern, to touch, to belong to, to pertain to, to be about

خُصُوصِيَّة
Verbal noun
individuality
خُصُوص
Verbal noun
particularity
خَصّ
Verbal noun
خَاصّ
Active participle · Adjective
special
مَخْصُوص
Passive participle · Adjective
private
خَصَّ · present يَخُصُّ
Form I · The plain action

to be characteristic for, to be peculiar for

خُصُوص
Verbal noun
خَاصّ
Active participle
خَصَّصَ · present يُخَصِّصُ
Form II · Causative or intensive

to make specialized, to designate, to dedicate, to allocate, to reserve

تَخْصِيص
Verbal noun
making someone or something special
مُخَصِّص
Active participle
مُخَصَّص
Passive participle · Adjective
passive participle of خَصَّصَ
تَخَصَّصَ · present يَتَخَصَّصُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II

to specialize in, to get designated or allocated

تَخَصُّص
Verbal noun
مُتَخَصِّص
Active participle
specialist
مُتَخَصَّص
Passive participle
اِخْتَصَّ · present يَخْتَصُّ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic

to be in need, to lack; to become poor; to have sole possession; to dedicate, to give, to devote, to accord

اِخْتِصَاص
Verbal noun
specialization
مُخْتَصّ
Active participle · Adjective
specialized
مُخْتَصّ
Passive participle
خَاصَّة
Noun · f.
private possession
خُصُوصِيّ
Adjective
particular
خَاصِّيَّة
Noun · f.
a feature
أَخِصَّائِيّ
Noun · m.
expert
خُصّ
Noun · m.
booth
خَصِيصَة
Noun · f.
characteristic
خُصُوصًا
Adverb
especially
خَصَاص
Noun · m.
crack

خَاصَّة: plural and other forms

Singularخَاصَّة
Pluralخَوَاصّ

خَاصَّة in a sentence

From a fully vowelled text

إِلَى خَاصَّتِهِ جَاءَ، وَخَاصَّتُهُ لَمْ تَقْبَلْهُ.He came unto his own, and his own received him not.John 1:11, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
أَمَّا أَنَا فَإِنِّي الرَّاعِي الصَّالِحُ، وَأَعْرِفُ خَاصَّتِي وَخَاصَّتِي تَعْرِفُنِي،I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.John 10:14, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
الَّذِي بَذَلَ نَفْسَهُ فِدْيَةً لأَجْلِ الْجَمِيعِ، الشَّهَادَةُ فِي أَوْقَاتِهَا الْخَاصَّةِ،Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.1 Timothy 2:6, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV

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