خطرب

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to hardship, particularly financial distress, and to speaking falsely or fabricating stories. It describes a state of being constricted in one's livelihood and a person who makes up things that did not happen.

Derived headwords

الخَطْرَبَةnoun

1.
Financial hardshipclassical
A state of difficulty and constriction in one's financial means or livelihood.

خَطْرَبَverb

1.
To fabricate storiesclassical
To speak falsely or to invent and relate things that did not actually occur.

خَاطَرَبَverb

1.
To fabricate storiesclassical
To speak falsely or to invent and relate things that did not actually occur. This form is synonymous with خطرب.

تَخَطْرَبَverb

1.
To fabricate storiesclassical
To speak falsely or to invent and relate things that did not actually occur. This form is synonymous with خطرب and خطارب.

Parallel reading

الخطربة: الضيق في المعاش.

Al-khatrabah: constriction in livelihood.

وخطرب وخطارب: المتقول بما لم يكن جاء

And khatara and khataraba: the one who speaks of what did not come to pass.

وقد تخطرب.

And he may have fabricated.