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خيت

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the sound of birds and the act of snatching or stealing, particularly by predators. It encompasses the vocalizations of birds and the swift, sudden seizure of prey.

Derived headwords

خَاتَverb
  1. 1.
    to make a soundclassical

    To produce a sound, specifically referring to the vocalization of a bird.

خَيْتَةnoun
  1. 1.
    sound of a birdclassical

    The sound or cry made by a bird.

خُيُوتَةnoun
  1. 1.
    sound of a birdclassical

    Another term for the sound or cry of a bird.

اخْتَاتَverb
  1. 1.
    to snatch awayboth

    To snatch or seize something suddenly and swiftly, especially prey.

اخْتِيَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    snatchingboth

    The act of snatching or seizing suddenly, a swift abduction.

خَوْتnoun
  1. 1.
    snatchingclassical

    Synonymous with اختيات, referring to the act of snatching or stealing.

Parallel reading

في خيتة الطائر ريث عجله
In the sound of the bird is its haste or its deliberation.
اختات الذئب شاة من الغنم اختياتا إذا اختطفها
The wolf snatched a sheep from the flock with a snatching if it abducted it.
وكذلك اختات الصقر الطير
And likewise the falcon snatched the bird.
وكل اختطاف اختيات وخوت
And every snatching is اختيات and خوت.
أو كاختيات الأسد الشويا
Or like the lion's snatching of the prey.