Arabic → English
خَاصّ in English
special
خَاصّ
- Pronunciation
- khāṣṣ
- Arabizi
khaSS- Type
- adjective · masculine
- Root
- خ ص ص
How to use it
خاص is an adjective meaning ‘special, particular, private’. It agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies. Use it for something distinguished or exclusive.
Example sentences
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هَذَا الْكِتَابُ خَاصٌّ بِي
hādhā al-kitābu khāṣṣun bī
This book is special to me.
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لَدَيْهِ مَشْرُوبٌ خَاصٌّ
ladayhi mashrūbun khāṣṣun
He has a special drink.
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اِسْتَخْدِمْ هَذِهِ القَوَاعِدَ خَاصَّةً
istakhdim hādhihi al-qawāʿida khāṣṣatan
Use these rules specially.
Questions and answers
Can خاص be used as a noun?
Rarely, in expressions like ‘الخاص’ meaning ‘the private (section)’.
What is the opposite of خاص?
عَامّ (common, general).
Related words and expressions
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