khabb

impostor, swindler

خَبّ

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Noun

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خ ب ب

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واعتبرذلك في نهي عمر رضي الله عنه عن رطانة الأعاجم، وقال: إنها خب، أي مكر وخديعة.

The Muqaddimah, page 202 →

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Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 12 entries
  • خَبَّ Form I He (a man) was, or became, deceitful
    , (A, L, K,) sec. pers. خَبِبْتَ, like عَلِمْتَ, aor. يَخَبُّ, inf. n. خِبٌّ; (S, L, K; *) or خَبَّ, [sec. pers. خَبَبْتَ,] aor. يَخُبُّ, like يَقْتُلُ, inf. n. خَبٌّ; (Msb; [in which خِبٌّ is regarded as a simple subst.; but I doubt the correctness of this, and of the verb's being like قَتَلَ;]) He (a man) was, or became, deceitful, (Msb, K, TA,) wicked, dishonest, or dissimulating, (K, TA,) and a mischief-maker: (TA:) [or] he was, or became, a great deceiver, or very deceitful, (S, A, L, K, TA,) wicked and deceitful, and a mischief-maker. (S, * A, * L, TA.) [In the K and TA, neither the aor. nor the inf. n. of خَبَّ as signifying “ he was, or became, a great deceiver, or very deceitful, ” is specified; nor the sec. pers. of the pret., which indicates the form of the aor.] ― -b2- [Hence, app.,] خَبَّ signifies also He alighted and abode in a depressed tract of ground, in order that his place might be unknown, from a motive of niggardliness [to avoid claims upon his hospitality, thus deceiving passers by]. (K, TA.) ― -b3- And He denied, or refused, what he possessed. (K.) -A2- خَبَّ, (S, A, K,) aor. يُخُبُّ, with damm, (S, A,) deviating from a general rule, accord. to which an intrans. v. of this class [of the measure فَعَلَ] should be with kesr, (MF,) inf. n. خَبٌّ (S, K) and خَبَبٌ and خَبِيبٌ, (S, A, K,) He went the pace, or in the manner, denoted by خَبَبٌ as explained below; said of a horse; (S, A, K;) as also ↓ اختبّ: (Th, K:) and in like manner said of a man. (TA.) You say, جَاوأُوا تَخُبُّ بِهِمُ الدَّوَابُّ [They came, the beasts going with them the pace, or in the manner, termed خَبَبٌ]. (A.) And خَبَّ فِى الأَمْرِ, aor. , inf. n. خَبَبٌ, He hastened to begin the affair. (Msb.) ― -b2- [Hence,] خَبَّ, (aor. يَخُبُّ, TA, [inf. n. خَبٌّ,]) said of the sea, (tropical:) It was, or became, agitated, or in a state of commotion; (T, S, A, K, TA;) the waves dashing together, and the winds whirling; (T, A, TA;) such being the case at a certain period, when the ships make for the shore, for safety, or cast anchor. (T, TA.) You say, أَصَابَهُمُ الخَبُّ (tropical:) Agitation, or commotion, of the sea, with a whirling of the winds, befell them: (T, A, TA:) or اصابهم خَبٌّ, i. e. خَبَّ بِهِمُ البَحْرُ (tropical:) The sea became agitated, or in a state of commotion, with them. (S, TA.) ― -b3- Also, said of the dust, (tropical:) It rose high: (JK, TA:) and (tropical:) it ran along. (TA.) ― -b4- And said of a plant, or of herbage, (tropical:) It became tall. (JK, S, A, K.)
  • خبّب Form II He deceived
    , (JK, S, A, K,) inf. n. تَخْبِيبٌ, (JK, TA,) He deceived another; (S, K;) namely, another's young man, or slave: (S:) or deceived much or greatly: (Har p. 591:) and he corrupted another; (JK, A, TA;) namely, another's male or female slave. (TA.) You say, خبّب عَلَيْهِ صَدِيقَهُ, (Aboo-Bekr, TA,) and عَبْدَهُ, and حَلِيلَتَهُ, (A,) He corrupted, and rendered disaffected to him, (Aboo-Bekr, A,) his friend, (Aboo-Bekr,) and his male slave, and his wife. (A.) -A2- He bound his arm, or hand, with a خِبَّة, i. e. a piece of rag like a fillet. (A, TA.) -A3- It (one's flesh) wasted so that there appeared streaks upon the skin. (TA.) -A4- See also R. Q. 1.
  • خابّ Form III He acted treacherously towards him, and took him unawares
    : see مُخَابٌّ. [It seems that خابّهُ, if used, signifies He acted treacherously towards him, and took him unawares.] ― -b2- And [the inf. n.] مُخَابَّةٌ signifies The being heavy, or sluggish, and holding back from a thing. (JK.)
  • اخبّ Form IV He made
    He made a horse to go the pace, or in the manner, denoted by خَبَبٌ as explained below. (S, A, K.)
  • اختبّ Form VIII He took forth
    : see 1. -A2- اختبّ مِنْ ثَوْبِه خُبَّةً, (S,) or, خِبَّةً, and اختبّ ثَوْبَهُ, (JK,) He took forth [or, app., tore] from his garment a piece of ray like a fillet. (S.)
  • خَبْخَبَ acted perfidiously, unfaithfully, faithlessly, or treacherously
    He (a man, TA) acted perfidiously, unfaithfully, faithlessly, or treacherously. (K.) -A2- He was, or became, lax, flaccid, or flabby, in the belly. (K.) [See also خَبْخَبَةً, below; and see R. Q. 2.] -A3- خَبْخَبَ عَنِ الظَّهِيرَةِ He stayed until the mid-day heat had become assuaged, and the air was cool: (K:) or the phrase is خَبْخَبَ عَنْهُ مِنَ الظَّهِيرَةِ. (TA.) [Hence, in a trad. relating to the postponement of the noon prayers,] خَبْخِبُوا عَنْكُمْ مِنَ الظَّهِيرَةِ, (S,) or فِى الظَّهِيرَةِ, (JK, [but the former is more probably the correct phrase,]) Stay ye until the mid-day heat shall have become assuaged, and the air be cool: (JK, S:) it is originally ↓ خَبَّبُوا, and is altered therefrom for the purpose of distinction: (S in the present art.:) or originally بَخْبِخُوا. (S in art. بخ.)
  • تَخَبْخَبَ It was, or became, lax, flaccid, or flabby
    It was, or became, lax, flaccid, or flabby: said of a thing in a state of commotion, moving to and fro, quivering, or the like. (K.) [See also خَبْخَبَةٌ, below; and see R. Q. 1.] ― -b2- He was, or became, empty [in the belly], after repletion. (JK.) And جَآءَ يَتَخَبْخَبُ He came hungry. (JK.) ― -b3- تَخَبْخَبَ لَحْمُهُ, (JK,) or بَدَنُهُ, (K,) He became lean after having been fat, (JK, K, TA,) so that his shin became lax, flaccid, or flabby, (TA,) and a sound was heard to proceed from him [when he moved], (JK, TA,) by reason of his leanness. (TA.) ― -b4- تَخَبْخَبَ الحَرُّ The heat became allayed, or assuaged, (K, TA,) somewhat, (TA,) in its vehemence. (K, TA.)
  • خَبٌّ A great deceiver, or very deceitful
    (JK, S, A, L, Msb, K) [said in the Msb to be originally an inf. n.] and ↓ خِبٌّ (S, L, K) [originally an inf. n. accord. to most authorities] and ↓ خُبٌّ, (MF,) applied to a man, (S, A, L, Msb,) fem. خَبَّةٌ, [which casts doubt upon the assertion that خَبٌّ is originally an inf. n., for were it so the masc. and fem. accord. to a general rule would be the same, as well as the sing. and pl.,] applied to a woman, (JK, A,) A great deceiver, or very deceitful; (JK, * S, A, L, Msb, * K;) wicked and deceitful; a mischief-maker; (S, * A, * L, K, * TA;) deceitful, guileful, artful, crafty, or cunning; syn. مَكَّارٌ. (Ham p. 537, in explanation of the first and second.) -A2- Also the first of these words, A long, elevated tract (حَبْل, in some copies of the K erroneously written جبل, TA) of sand, cleaving to the ground. (K, TA.) ― -b2- And A plain, or soft, tract, between two rugged tracts, in which (i. e. in the former of which) are truffles. (AA, K.)
  • خُبٌّ winding guts, or intestines into which the food passes from the stomach
    : see خَبٌّ. -A2- See also خِبَّةٌ. Hence ثَوْبٌ أَخْبَابٌ: see, again, خِبَّةٌ. ― -b2- أَخْبَابُ الفَحِثِ The حَوَايَا [or winding guts, or intestines into which the food passes from the stomach]: (K:) thus used in the pl. form, as though pl. of خُبٌّ. (TA.) -A3- Also The bark (لِحَآء) of a tree. (JK, K.) -A4- And Low, or depressed, land: (JK, K:) pl. [of pauc.] أَخْبَابٌ and [of mult.] خُبُوبٌ. (TA.)
  • خِبٌّ Deceit
    Deceit; (JK, Msb, K;) wickedness; dishonesty, or dissimulation; (K, TA;) mischiefmaking; as also ↓ خَبَبٌ: (TA:) guile, art, craft, or cunning. (Ham p. 537.) -A2- See also خَبٌّ. -A3- (tropical:) A rising, or state of agitation and commotion, of the sea; (JK, K, TA;) as also ↓ خِبَابٌ. (IAar, K.)
  • خَبَّةٌ Open entry
    : see خِبَّةٌ.
  • خُبَّةٌ A place where water collects and remains or stagnates
    : see خِبَّةٌ and خَبِيبَةٌ. ― -b2- Also A place where water collects and remains or stagnates, (AA, K, TA,) and around which grow herbs, or leguminous plants: (TA:) a tract of land neither fruitful nor unfruitful, between two other tracts of land; pl. خُبَبٌ: (AHn:) a tract of land between that which abounds with herbage and that which is unproductive: (Ru-beh:) a narrow tract of soft land abounding with herbage, not rugged nor plain, but inclining to be plain; (ISh;) but ADk disapproves of this explanation: (TA:) or a tract producing herbage between two long and elevated tracts of sand; as also ↓ خَبِيبَةٌ: (Ibn-Nujeym:) and, accord. to AA, also pasture, or herbage. (TA.) Also, or ↓ مَخَبَّةٌ, (accord. to different copies of the K, or both, TA,) and ↓ خَبِيبَةٌ, The bottom (بَطْن) of a valley. (K.)

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