خصلة

Arabic

Root
خ ص ل (ḵ-ṣ-l)

Etymology

Instance noun from the root خ ص ل (ḵ-ṣ-l).

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): /xusˤ.la/

Noun

خُصْلَة • (ḵuṣla) f (plural خُصَل (ḵuṣal) or خُصْلَات (ḵuṣlāt) or خُصُلَات (ḵuṣulāt))

  1. lock of hair, tress
  2. tuft, wisp (of hair or wool)
  3. disheveled hair
  4. cluster or bunch of grapes
    Synonym: عُنْقُود (ʕunqūd)
Declension

Pronunciation 2

  • IPA(key): /xasˤ.la/

Noun

خَصْلَة • (ḵaṣla) f (plural خِصَال (ḵiṣāl) or خَصْلَات (ḵaṣlāt) or خَصَلَات (ḵaṣalāt))

  1. quality, feature, characteristic
  2. a moral quality, a trait
  3. a habit, a manner
Declension
Descendants
  • Azerbaijani: xislət
  • Persian: خصلت
  • Ottoman Turkish: خصلت
  • Uzbek: xislat
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