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خبل

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

خَبَلٌ خبل : see خَبَالٌ, in four places: ― -b2- and see خَبْلٌ, in three places. -A2- Also The jinn, or genii; (IAar, Fr, S, K;) and so ↓ خَابِلٌ: (JK, K:) or the latter has this signification; and the former is a quasi-pl. n. of the latter, or, as some say, a pl., as is also خُبَّلٌ: (TA:) and ↓ خَابِلٌ signifies also a devil, or the devil. (K.) One says, بِهِ خَبَلٌ, meaning In him is somewhat of [ the jinn, or genii, called ] أَهْلُ الأَرْضِ. (S. [See الأَرْضُ, near the end of the paragraph: and see other explanations of خَبَلٌ voce خَبَالٌ, which may apply in this case.]) ― -b2- Accord. to IAar and Fr, it is also applied to Mankind. (TA.) ― -b3- Also A certain bird, that cries all the night, with one cry, resembling مَاتَتْ خَبَلْ. (M, K, * TA.) -A3- Also A مَزَادَة [or leathern water-bag ]. (Fr, K.) ― -b2- And A full قِرْبَة [or water-skin ]. (Fr, K.)

Derived headwords

خَبَلٌ
  1. 1.
أَهْلُ الأَرْضِ
مَاتَتْ خَبَلْ