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خَرَصَ

Root: خرص

Form: 1

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خَرَصَI , Present.T ـُ [and ـِ as appears from what follows,] Verbal.Noun خَرْصٌ, [and خِرْصٌ is also allowable, ] He computed by conjecture the quantity of the fruit upon the palm-trees: or he computed by conjecture the quantity that was upon the palmtrees of fresh ripe dates that would be dried dates. خَرْصٌ signifies The computing quantity by conjecture; conjecturing; opining: or forming an opinion of a thing of which one is not certain: you say, خَرَصَ العَدَدَ, Present.T ـُ and ـِ Verbal.Noun خَرْصٌ and خِرْصٌ, the latter said by ISh to be like عِلْمٌ as Verbal.Noun of عَلِمَ, and said by Az to be allowable because a simple subst. is put in the place of an Verbal.Noun, He computed by conjecture the number: and hence خَرْصُ النَّخْلِ, and التَّمْرِ, [the computing by conjecture the quantity of fruit upon palm-trees, and of dates,] because خَرْصٌ is the computing quantity by opinion, not by knowledge.
2 خَرْصٌ also signifies Any speaking by opinion, or conjecture. You say, خَرَصَ فِيهِ He spoke of him, or it, by opinion, or conjecture.
3 And hence, خَرَصَ, Present.T ـُ Verbal.Noun خَرْصٌ, He lied; spoke falsely; said what was untrue; as also تخرّص . You say also, عَلَيْهِ ↓ تخرّص He forged a lie against him. And قَالَ ذٰلِكَ [He said that forging a lie]. And القَوْلَ, and , He forged the saying.

def.2 خَرِصَ, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun خَرَصٌ, He was hungry and cold: or hungry in cold. Being hungry without being cold is not termed خَرَصٌ: but being cold without being hungry is termed خَصَرٌ.


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