خاشع

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Arabic

Root
خ ش ع (ḵ š ʕ)
2 terms

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of خَشَعَ (ḵašaʕa).

Pronunciation

Adjective

خَاشِع (ḵāšiʕ) (feminine خَاشِعَة (ḵāšiʕa), masculine plural خَاشِعُونَ (ḵāšiʕūna), feminine plural خَاشِعَات (ḵāšiʕāt))

  1. active participle of خَشَعَ (ḵašaʕa)
  2. who is humble, looking down and reverently submissive (especially in worship)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 23:2:
      الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي صَلَاتِهِمْ خَاشِعُونَ
      allaḏīna hum fī ṣalātihim ḵāšiʕūna
      those who humble themselves in prayer.
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 88:2:
      وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَاشِعَةٌ
      wujūhun yawmaʔiḏin ḵāšiʕatun
      On that Day ˹some˺ faces will be downcast.

Declension

Descendants

  • Ottoman Turkish: خاشع (hâşi')