خدع

أَخْدَعُ ذ [ More, and most, deceitful, deluding, guileful, outwitting, or the like ]. [Hence,] أَخْدَعُ مِنْ ضَبٍّ [ More deceitful, or guileful, than a dabb ]; a prov.; (S, K;) applied to a person over whom one has not power, by reason of deceit, or guile. (IAar.) They said also, اـِنَّكَ لَأَخْدِعُ مِنْ ضَبٍّ حَرَشْتُهُ [ Verily thou art more deceitful, or guileful, than a dabb that I have hunted ]. (AZ, AAF, O.) [See خِدَاعٌ.] -A2- الأَخْدَعُ [app. Each of the two branches of the occipital artery which are distributed upon the occiput; ] a certain vein, (S, K,) one of a pair of veins, called the أَخْدَعَانِ, (S, Mgh, Msb,) in the cupping-place (Mgh, Msb) of the neck, (Mgh,) or in the place [ of the application ] of the two cupping-instruments; being a branch from the وَرِيد [or carotid artery ]; (S, K;) sometimes the scarification [for cupping] happens to be upon one of them, and the patient consequently is exhausted by loss of blood: (S:) the اخدعان are two concealed veins in the place of the cupping of the neck: Lh says, they are two veins in the neck: some say that they are the وَدَجَانِ, q. v.: (TA:) the pl. is أَخَادِعُ. (K.) ― -b2- فُلَانٌ شَدِيدُ الأَخْدَعِ means Such a one is strong in the place of the اخدع. (As, S, O.) ― -b3- It also means (assumed tropical:) [ Such a one is ] a person who resists; unyielding; uncomplying. (TA.) And لَيِّنُ الأَخْدَعُ (assumed tropical:) One who does not resist; yielding; complying. (TA.) ― -b4- You say also, لَوَى فُلَانٌ أَخْدَعَهُ (tropical:) Such a one turned away, or aside, and behaved proudly, or haughtily. (TA.) And سَوَّى أَخْدَعَهُ (tropical:) He relinquished pride, or haughtiness. (TA.) And to him who is proud, one says, لَأُقِيمَنَّ أَخْدَعَيْكَ, meaning (assumed tropical:) I will assuredly dispel thy pride. (Ham p. 432.)