khātala

deceive

خاتَلَ

Word

Verb · Form III

Root

خ ت ل

Forms

Present: يُخاتِلُ

In the library

فإنه من عرف بالدهاء خاتل3 علانية، وحذره الناس، حتى يمتنع منه الضعيف، ويتعرض له القوي.

The Small and the Great Book of Manners, page 106 →

Conjugation

Person	Past	Present	Command
he هُوَ	خاتَلَ	يُخاتِلُ	—
she هِيَ	خاتَلَت	تُخاتِلُ	—
they two (m.) هُما	خاتَلا	يُخاتِلانِ	—
they two (f.) هُما	خاتَلَتا	تُخاتِلانِ	—
they (m.) هُمْ	خاتَلُوا	يُخاتِلُونَ	—
they (f.) هُنَّ	خاتَلْنَ	يُخاتِلْنَ	—
you (m.) أَنْتَ	خاتَلْتَ	تُخاتِلُ	خاتِلْ
you (f.) أَنْتِ	خاتَلْتِ	تُخاتِلِينَ	خاتِلِي
you two أَنْتُما	خاتَلْتُما	تُخاتِلانِ	خاتِلَا
you (m. pl.) أَنْتُمْ	خاتَلْتُم	تُخاتِلُونَ	خاتِلُوا
you (f. pl.) أَنْتُنَّ	خاتَلْتُنَّ	تُخاتِلْنَ	خاتِلْنَ
I أَنا	خاتَلْتُ	أُخاتِلُ	—
we نَحْنُ	خاتَلْنا	نُخاتِلُ	—

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 11 entries

خَتَلَهُ Form I He deceived, deluded, beguiled, circumvented, or outwitted, him

, (S, M, K, &c.,) aor. (M, Sgh, K) and , (M, K,) inf. n. خَتْلٌ and خَتَلَانٌ, (K,) i. q. خَدَعَهُ, or خَادَعَهُ; (so accord. to different copies of the S;) and ↓ خاتلهُ signifies the same: (S:) or the former, i. q. خَدَعَهُ (Mgh, K, TA) [i. e.] He deceived, deluded, beguiled, circumvented, or outwitted, him, (KL, PS,) unawares: (TA:) and ↓ خاتلهُ, (K,) inf. n. مُخَاتَلَةٌ, (TA,) i. q. خَادَعَهُ [which means the same as خَدَعَهُ; or he practised with him mutual deceit, delusion, &c.; or he strove, endeavoured, or desired, to deceive, delude, beguile, circumvent, or outwit, him]; (K, TA;) and رَاوَغَهُ [which means he endeavoured to turn him, or to entice him to turn, to, or from, a thing, &c.]. (TA.) ― -b2- خَتْلُ الصَّايأِدِ means The sportsman's going along by little and little, stealthily, lest he should make a sound to be heard. (JM.) And خَتَلَ الصَّيْدَ, (K,) inf. n. خَتْلٌ, (TA,) said of a wolf, He concealed himself to seize the prey. (K.)
خَاْتَلَ Form III Open entry

see 1, in two places.
تَخَاتُلٌ Form VI deceiving one another

i. q. تَخَادُعٌ [as meaning The deceiving one another; thus explained in the KL: and app. also as meaning the pretending deceit, &c.; or the pretending to be deceived, &c.: accord. to the PS, the being deceived; but for this I know not any other authority]. (S.) You say, تخاتلوا, meaning تخادعوا [They deceived, deluded, beguiled, circumvented, or outwitted, one another]. (K.) And تخاتل عَنْ غَفْلَةٍ [app. meaning He pretended deceit &c., or pretended to be deceived &c., unawares]. (TA.)
اختتل Form VIII listened

He (a man, TA) listened to the secret of a party of men. (T, K, * TA.) El-Aashà says, " وَ لَا تَرَاهَا لِسِرِّ الجَارِ تَخْتَتِلُ " [Nor wilt thou see her listen to the secret of the neighbour]. (TA.)
خِتْلٌ A place of retreat, or concealment

A place of retreat, or concealment. (K.) And Any similar place in which one listens to hear secrets [&c.]. (TA.) The form of a hare, or burrow of a rabbit. (K.)
خَتُولٌ Open entry

: see خَاتِلٌ and خَتَّالٌ.
خَتَّالٌ who deceives, deludes, beguiles, circumvents, or outwits, much, or often

i. q. خَدَّاعٌ [i. e. One who deceives, deludes, beguiles, circumvents, or outwits, much, or often; very deceitful &c.; as also ↓ خَتُولٌ, like خَدُوعٌ]. (TA.)
خَاتِلٌ Deceiving, deluding, beguiling, circumventing, or outwitting

and [in an intensive sense] ↓ خَتُولٌ [like خَتَّالٌ, q. v.,] Deceiving, deluding, beguiling, circumventing, or outwitting. (K, TA.)
خَوْتَلٌ Elegant; polite; acute, or sharp, or quick, in intellect

Elegant; polite; acute, or sharp, or quick, in intellect; clever, ingenious, skilful, knowing, or intelligent: (K, * TA:) thought by ISd to be, perhaps, from الخَتْلُ signifying “the act of deceiving” &c. (TA.)
خَوْتَلَى A stealthy walk or gait

A stealthy walk or gait: (O, K, TA:) or a walking on one side. (T, TA.) Hence the saying, هُوَ يَخْلِجُنِى بِعَيْنِهِ وَ يَمْشِى لِى الخَوْتَلَى [He makes a sign to me with his eye, and walks to me stealthily, or sideways]. (TA.)
أَخْتَلُ More, and most, deceitful, deluding, guileful

[More, and most, deceitful, deluding, guileful, &c.]. You say أَخْتَلُ مِنْ ذِيأْبٍ More deceitful, &c., than the wolf. (Mgh.)

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