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خعب

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of worthlessness, degeneracy, and brokenness. It is used to describe something of poor quality, a broken object, or a person who is effeminate or cowardly.

Derived headwords

الخَيْعَابَةnoun
  1. 1.
    worthless thingclassical

    A thing that is of poor quality or worthless.

  2. 2.
    effeminate personclassical

    Refers to a person, specifically a male, who is effeminate or homosexual.

خَيْعَامَةnoun
  1. 1.
    effeminate personclassical

    Similar to الخيعابة, this term denotes an effeminate or homosexual person.

  2. 2.
    broken piecesclassical

    Refers to something that is fragmented or broken into pieces.

خَرَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to be quick to bendclassical

    To be quick to bend, break, or be easily influenced.

الخَرَعnoun
  1. 1.
    quick to bendclassical

    The quality of being quick to bend, break, or be easily influenced.

هَلَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to be impatientclassical

    To be impatient, restless, or agitated.

الهَلَعnoun
  1. 1.
    impatienceclassical

    Impatience, restlessness, or agitation.

لاعَverb
  1. 1.
    to be cowardlyclassical

    To be cowardly or fearful.

لاعٌnoun
  1. 1.
    cowardclassical

    A cowardly person.

Parallel reading

الخَيْعَابَة «2»: الرديء
Al-khay'abah: the worthless.
ولا خرع خيعابة، ذي غوائل
Nor a worthless, treacherous one.
الخيعابة والخيعامة: المأبون
Al-khay'abah and al-khay'amah: the sodomite.
والخرع السريع التثني والانكسار
And al-khara' is the quick to bend and break.
والخيعامة: القصف المتكسر
And al-khay'amah: the broken fragments.
ولا هلع لاع، إذا الشول حاردت
Nor a cowardly one, when the she-camels are dry.
ضنت بباقي درها المتنزل
Hoarding the remainder of their descending milk.
هلع: ضجر
Hal'a: impatient.
لاع: جبان
La'a: cowardly.