ختت

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

The root ختت primarily relates to concepts of striking, piercing, and a sense of weakness, shame, or being diminished. It encompasses physical actions like thrusting with spears, as well as emotional states of timidity, brokenness, and humiliation. It also extends to descriptions of things or people being meager, deficient, or of low quality.

Derived headwords

خَتَّverb

1.
to thrustclassical
To thrust with spears, one after another, in rapid succession.

خَتَتٌnoun

1.
weaknessclassical
A feeling of weakness or lassitude that a person experiences in their body.

أَخَتَverb

1.
to be shyclassical
A man becomes shy and silent, especially when his father is mentioned.
2.
to be humbledclassical
To be humbled or broken in spirit.

مُخْتٌadjective

1.
humbledclassical
One who is broken in spirit and shy.
2.
timidclassical
Someone who is timid and ashamed.

مُخْتَتِيٌّadjective

1.
self-abasingclassical
Similar to 'muxt', one who is self-abasing and broken.

اخْتَاتَverb

1.
to be overcomeclassical
To be overcome by weakness or shame, to the point of fear for one's well-being.

أَحْشَمَverb

1.
to make shyclassical
To make someone shy or embarrassed by a statement.

خَتِيتٌadjective

1.
baseclassical
Base, ignoble, or of low quality; the same as 'xasīs'.
2.
deficientclassical
A deficient or ناقص month.

خَتَّname

1.
Khattclassical
A place name.

Parallel reading

الخت: الطعن بالرماح مداركا.

Al-khatt: Thrusting with spears, one after another.

والختت: فتور يجده الإنسان في بدنه.

And al-khatat: A weakness that a person finds in their body.

وأخت الرجل: استحيا وسكت.

And a man 'akhta': He became shy and silent.

فهو مخت إذا انكسر واستحيا إذا ذكر أبوه

So he is muxt if he is broken and shy when his father is mentioned.

فمن يك عن أوائله مختا، ... فإنك، يا وليد، بهم فخور

So whoever is muxt from his early days, ... then you, O Walid, are proud of them.

والمخت: المنكسر.

And al-muxt: The broken one.

والمختتي نحو المخت، وهو المتصاغر المنكسر.

And al-muxtatiyy is like al-muxt, and he is the self-abasing, broken one.

ورجل مخت: خاضع مستحي؛ وقيل: له كلام أخت، منه، فهو مخت.

And a man is muxt: submissive and shy; and it is said: he has shy speech, from it, so he is muxt.

أنه اختات للضرب حتى خيف عليه

That he 'ixtata' for the beating until he was feared for.

أخته القول: أحشمه.

The saying 'akhtathu': It made him shy.

وأخت الله حظه: أخسه، وهو ختيت

And 'akhta Allah his fortune': He made it base, and it is xatit.

ليس يعطى القوي فضلا من المال، ... ولا يحرم الضعيف الختيت

The strong is not given preference in wealth, ... nor is the weak, the xatit, deprived.

والختيت: الخسيس من كل شيء؛ والختيت والخسيس واحد.

And al-xatit: The base of everything; and al-xatit and al-xasīs are one.

وشهر ختيت: ناقص؛ عن كراع.

And a xatit month: deficient; according to Kura'.