خَصِىٌّ
Root: خصى
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خَصِىٌّ
Whose testicles have been drawn forth, or extracted; [gelded, or castrated; a eunuch;] applied to a sheep or goat, and a horse or similar beast, and a man or boy, or a slave; as also
مَخْصِىٌّ : pl. خِصْيَانٌ and خِصْيَةٌ: in giving it the former pl., they liken it to a subst., like ظَلِيمٌ, of which the pl. is ظِلْمَانٌ: so says Sb; meaning that فِعْلَانٌ is generally the pl. of فَعِيلٌ as a subst. One says also خَصِىٌّ نَصِىٌّ; using the latter word as an imitative sequent.
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