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خلط

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

مِخْلَطٌ مخلط (assumed tropical:) One who renders things confused, or dubious, to the hearers and beholders. (TA.) ― -b2- (assumed tropical:) One who mixes in, or enters into, (يُخَالِطُ,) affairs, (S, K, TA,) and relinquishes them; (TA; [but this addition seems rather to apply to مِزْيَلٌ in what follows;]) as also ↓ مِخْلَاطٌ: (K:) or this latter signifies (assumed tropical:) one who mixes much with men. (Sgh, TA.) [See also خَلِيطٌ.] You say, هُوَ مِخْلَطٌ مِزْيَلٌ (assumed tropical:) [ He is one who mixes in, or enters into, affairs; (and, accord. to an explanation of مِزْيَلٌ in the TA, in art. زيل, on the authority of IAth,) one who is vehement in altercation, or litigation, relinquishing one plea, or argument, and taking to another ]; like as you say, هُوَ رَاتِقٌ فَاتِقٌ. (S, K.)

Derived headwords

مِخْلَطٌ
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هُوَ مِخْلَطٌ مِزْيَلٌ
هُوَ رَاتِقٌ فَاتِقٌ