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خس

Root: خس

4 entries for this word

Hans Wehr Definitions

Entry 1

خس kassa (1st pers. perf. kasistu) a (خسة kissa, خساسة kasāsa) to be mean, base, vile; to become less, decrease, diminish, depreciate, fall in value; -- kassa u to lessen, reduce, diminish (هـ s.th.) II to lessen, reduce, diminish (هـ s.th.)

Entry 2

خس kass lettuce (Lactuca sativa; bot.)

Entry 3

خس kassa (n. un.) head of lettuce

Entry 4

خس kissa and خساسة kasāsa meanness, baseness, vileness

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