Khansa: meaning, origin and pronunciation
GirlArabic
خنساء
خَنْسَاء
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Khansa (خنساء, Arabic خَنْسَاء) means “snub-nosed (as a gazelle)”. It comes from the Arabic root خ ن س. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, خ ن س.
- Meaning
- snub-nosed (as a gazelle)
- معنی
- چھوٹی ناک والی (ہرنی کی طرح)
Where it comes from
Feminine of akhnas; used of gazelles and wild cows.
- Say it
- khan-saaAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- خ ن س
- Other spellings
- Khansaa
- Known bearer
- al-Khansa, Arab poet who accepted Islam
- Themes
- Nature