خوت

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns sounds, particularly sharp or rustling noises, and by extension, the act of snatching or stealing. It also extends to meanings of boldness, degradation, and deception.

Derived headwords

خَاتَهُ يَخُوتُهُ خَوْتًاverb

1.
to drive awayclassical
To expel or chase away someone or something.

الخَوَاتُ والخَوَاتَةُnoun

1.
soundboth
A general term for a sound, specifically associated with thunder, torrents, or the wings of birds.
2.
sound of thunderclassical
Specifically, the sound of thunder, as attributed by Abu Hanifa.
3.
sound of torrentsboth
The sound made by flowing water or streams.
4.
sound of birds' wingsboth
The rustling or flapping sound of birds' wings, especially large birds like eagles.

ولا حس إلا خوات السيول — And no sound except the sound of the torrents

خَوَّتَتْverb

1.
to make a soundboth
To produce a sound, particularly referring to the sound of wings or thunder.

خَاتَتَverb

1.
to swoop downboth
Used for eagles and falcons swooping down on prey, making a sound with their wings.

انْخَاتَتَverb

1.
to swoop downboth
An intensive form of 'khātat', describing an eagle or falcon swooping down on prey.

اخْتَاتَتَverb

1.
to swoop downboth
An intensive form of 'khātat', describing an eagle or falcon swooping down on prey.

الخَائِتَةُnoun

1.
swooping eagleboth
An eagle that swoops down on prey, referring also to the sound of its wings during the swoop.
2.
sound of swoopingboth
The rustling sound of an eagle's wings as it swoops down.

وسمعت خواتها أي حفيفها وصوتها — And we heard its 'khawāt', meaning its rustling and sound.

خَاتَتَهُverb

1.
to snatchboth
To snatch or seize something, often used in the context of an eagle attacking prey.

تَخَوَّتَهُverb

1.
to snatch awayboth
To snatch or steal something away, often implying a quick or stealthy action.

فخاتت غزالا جاثما بصرت به ... لدى سلمات، عند أدماء سارب — So it snatched a crouching gazelle that you saw ... near the thorny bushes, by a grazing female camel.

تَخَوَّتَverb

1.
to snatchboth
To snatch or steal something, similar to 'takhawwata'.
2.
to steal stealthilyboth
To steal or take something stealthily, as a wolf might steal a sheep.
3.
to cut through the nightclassical
To travel or traverse through the night, covering distance.

تخوت قلوب الطير من كل جانب — It snatches the hearts of birds from every side

وإنهم يختاتون الليل أي يسيرون ويقطعون الطريق — And they traverse the night, meaning they travel and cover the road.

الخَوَاتُ (بالتشديد)noun

1.
bold manclassical
A courageous and daring man.

من الرجال، زميع الرأي، خوات — Of men, decisive in opinion, bold

تَخَوَّفَهُverb

1.
to diminishclassical
To lessen or diminish something, like one's property.

تخوت ماله مثل تخوفه أي تنقصه — To diminish his property like diminishing it

يَخْتَاتُverb

1.
to steal stealthilyboth
To steal or take something stealthily, often referring to a wolf targeting sheep.
2.
to interceptboth
To intercept or take parts of a conversation or narrative.
3.
to travel through the nightclassical
To travel or traverse through the night, covering distance.

ما زال الذئب يختات الشاة بعد الشاة أي يختلها فيسرقها — The wolf kept stealing sheep one after another, meaning he would trick it and steal it.

فلان يختات حديث القوم، ويتخوت إذا أخذ منه وتخطفه — So-and-so intercepts the talk of the people, and takes from it and snatches it.

خَالَverb

1.
to break a promiseclassical
To go back on one's word or break a promise.

خات الرجل إذا أخلف وعده — A man 'khāla' if he breaks his promise.

خَالَverb

1.
to grow oldclassical
To become advanced in age.

خات الرجل إذا أسن — A man 'khāla' if he grows old.

اخْتَاتَverb

1.
to be struckclassical
To be struck or stunned, to the point of losing one's senses or becoming submissive.

أنه اختات للضرب، حتى خيف على عقله — That he was struck for the blow, until his mind was feared for.

المُخْتَتِيadjective

1.
submissiveclassical
One who is humbled, submissive, or acts in a self-deprecating manner.

وهو المتصاغر المنكسر — And he is the one who acts small and broken.

Parallel reading

طرده.

He drove him away.

والخوات والخواتة: الصوت، وخص أبو حنيفة به صوت الرعد والسيل

And 'al-khawāt' and 'al-khawātah' mean sound, and Abu Hanifa specifically assigned it to the sound of thunder and torrents.

ولا حس إلا خوات السيول

And no sound except the sound of the torrents.

وخاتت العقاب والبازي تخوت خواتا وخواتة، وانخاتت، واختاتت إذا انقضت على الصيد لتأخذه، فسمعت لجناحيها صوتا.

And the eagle and the falcon swoop, making a sound with their wings, and they swoop down and swoop down when they dive upon prey to catch it, and the sound of their wings is heard.

والخائتة: العقاب التي تختات، وهو صوت جناحيها إذا انقضت فسمعت صوت انقضاضها، وله حفيف، وسمعت خواتها أي حفيفها وصوتها.

And 'al-khā'itah' is the eagle that swoops, and it is the sound of its wings when it dives and the sound of its dive is heard, and it has a rustling, and we heard its 'khawāt', meaning its rustling and its sound.

فسمعنا خواتا من السماء أي صوتا مثل حفيف جناح الطائر الضخم.

So we heard a 'khawāt' from the sky, meaning a sound like the rustling of the wings of a large bird.

فخاتت غزالا جاثما بصرت به ... لدى سلمات، عند أدماء سارب

So it snatched a crouching gazelle that you saw ... near the thorny bushes, by a grazing female camel.

تخوت قلوب الطير من كل جانب، ... كما خات، طير الماء، ورد ملمع

It snatches the hearts of birds from every side, ... just as the water bird, with a reddish sheen, snatches.

وما القوم إلا خمسة، أو ثلاثة، ... يخوتون أخرى القوم خوت الأجادل

And the people are but five, or three, ... snatching the rest of the people like the snatching of falcons.

لا يهتدي فيه إلا كل منصلت، ... من الرجال، زميع الرأي، خوات

No one finds their way in it except the most decisive, ... of men, decisive in opinion, bold.

تخوت ماله مثل تخوفه أي تنقصه.

To diminish his property like diminishing it.

ما زال الذئب يختات الشاة بعد الشاة أي يختلها فيسرقها.

The wolf kept stealing sheep one after another, meaning he would trick it and steal it.

فلان يختات حديث القوم، ويتخوت إذا أخذ منه وتخطفه.

So-and-so intercepts the talk of the people, and takes from it and snatches it.

وإنهم يختاتون الليل أي يسيرون ويقطعون الطريق.

And they traverse the night, meaning they travel and cover the road.

خات الرجل إذا أخلف وعده.

A man 'khāla' if he breaks his promise.

خات الرجل إذا أسن.

A man 'khāla' if he grows old.

أنه اختات للضرب، حتى خيف على عقله ؛ قال شمر: هكذا روي، والمعروف أخت الرجل، فهو مخت إذا انكسر واستحيا، وقد تقدم.

That he was struck for the blow, until his mind was feared for; Shamir said: This is how it is narrated, and what is known is 'akhta' the man, so he is 'mukht' if he is broken and ashamed, and this has been mentioned before.

وهو المتصاغر المنكسر.

And he is the one who acts small and broken.