Arabic → English
شَخْص in English
a person
هَذَا شَخْصٌ لَطِيفٌ جِدًّا.
- Pronunciation
- hādhā shakhṣun laṭīfun jiddan.
- Arabizi
hada shakhs lateef geddan.- Type
- noun · masculine
- Root
- ش خ ص
Other meanings
- لَا أَعْرِفُ هَذَا الشَّخْصَ. lā aʿrifu hādhā ash-shakhṣa. — person · a particular individual
- طَبِيبُ يَفْحَصُ الشَّخْصَ. ṭabību yafḥaṣu ash-shakhṣa. — diagnose · character, personality (less common)
How to use it
'Shakhṣ' is a common word for 'person'. It is masculine. The plural is 'ashkhāṣ'. It can also refer to a character in a story or a specific individual.
Example sentences
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كُلُّ شَخْصٍ لَهُ رَأْيٌ مُخْتَلِفٌ.
kullu shakhṣin lahu raʾyun mukhtalifun.
Every person has a different opinion.
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لَمْ أَرَ هَذَا الشَّخْصَ مِنْ قَبْلُ.
lam ara hādhā ash-shakhṣa min qablu.
I have not seen this person before.
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هَذَا الشَّخْصُ مُهِمٌّ فِي الشَّرِكَةِ.
hādhā ash-shakhṣu muhimmun fī ash-sharikaati.
This person is important in the company.
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