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noun[C]
A person; a human being considered as an individual.
shakhṣ
Pronunciation
Etymology
From the Arabic root ش خ ص, associated with appearing, standing out, or being visible; the noun developed the sense of a visible body or individual person.
Examples
كان هناك شخص ينتظر عند الباب.
kāna hunāka shakhṣun yantaẓiru ʿinda al-bāb
There was a person waiting at the door.
كل شخص مسؤول عن أفعاله.
kullu shakhṣin masʾūlun ʿan afʿālihi
Every person is responsible for his or her actions.
Collocations
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