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خب
Root entry · 1 derived lemmaخِبٌّ خب 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.)
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خِبٌّ
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