خبث

Root entry · 26 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes corruption, impurity, wickedness, and evil. It extends to encompass things that are foul, harmful, or forbidden, including moral depravity, bad character, and even physically unpleasant substances or conditions.

Derived headwords

الخَبِيثadjective

1.
wicked, evilboth
The opposite of good or pure, referring to sustenance, offspring, people, or character.
2.
impure, foulboth
Describing something that is inherently corrupt or tainted, often used for things that are physically unpleasant or forbidden.
3.
harmful, noxiousboth
Referring to something that causes harm or is detrimental, whether physically or morally.

الخبيث ضد الطيب من الرزق والولد والناس — The wicked/impure is the opposite of the good/pure in sustenance, offspring, and people.

خَبُثَverb

1.
to be wicked, corruptboth
To become characterized by wickedness, evil, or impurity.
2.
to be foul, unpleasantboth
To possess a foul taste, smell, or nature.

خبث الرجل خبثا، فهو خبيث أي خب رديء — The man became wicked, so he is wicked, meaning corrupt and bad.

خَبَاثَةnoun

1.
wickedness, corruptionboth
The state or quality of being wicked, evil, or corrupt.
2.
impurity, foulnessboth
The quality of being impure, foul, or tainted.

خبث الشيء يخبث خباثة وخبثا، فهو خبيث — The thing became corrupt, it becomes corrupt with corruption and wickedness, so it is corrupt.

أَخْبَثَverb

1.
to become wicked, corruptboth
To become characterized by wickedness, evil, or impurity.
2.
to make someone wickedboth
To cause someone to become wicked or corrupt.
3.
to acquire wicked companionsclassical
To surround oneself with wicked people.

وأخبث، فهو مخبث إذا صار ذا خبث وشر — And he became wicked, so he is one who makes others wicked when he becomes possessed of wickedness and evil.

مُخْبِثadjective

1.
one who teaches wickednessboth
One who instructs others in wickedness or corruption.
2.
corrupting, causing evilboth
Having the quality of causing corruption or evil.

والمخبث: الذي يعلم الناس الخبث — And the one who makes others wicked: he is the one who teaches people wickedness.

الخَبَائِثnoun

1.
wicked things, evilsboth
Plural of 'khabith', referring to wicked deeds, impure things, or evil matters.
2.
demonic beingsclassical
Specifically refers to devils and evil spirits.

ويحرم عليهم الخبائث — And He prohibits for them the impure things (or evils).

خُبْثnoun

1.
wickedness, evilboth
The state or quality of being wicked, corrupt, or evil.
2.
impurity, foulnessboth
The quality of being impure or foul.
3.
unpleasantnessboth
A state of being unpleasant or disagreeable.

أعوذ بالله من الخبث والخبائث — I seek refuge in Allah from wickedness and wicked things (or devils).

خَبِيثَةadjective

1.
wicked, evil (fem.)both
Feminine form of 'khabith', referring to a wicked or evil female, or a wicked thing.
2.
impure, foul (fem.)both
Feminine form describing something impure or foul.

مُخْبِثَانnoun

1.
one who teaches wickedness (emphatic)classical
An emphatic form for one who teaches wickedness, often used in direct address.

كذب مخبثان — A liar, one who teaches wickedness.

الخَبِيثَىnoun

1.
wickedness, corruptionclassical
The state or quality of being wicked or corrupt.

تَخَابَثَverb

1.
to feign wickednessclassical
To pretend to be wicked or corrupt, or to display outward signs of wickedness.

تخابث: أظهر الخبث — To feign wickedness: to display wickedness.

أَخْبَثَهُverb

1.
to make someone wickedboth
To cause someone to become wicked or corrupt.
2.
to corrupt someoneboth
To spoil or debase someone morally.

وأخبثه غيره: علمه الخبث وأفسده — And another corrupted him: he taught him wickedness and spoiled him.

خُبْثَةnoun

1.
wickedness, impurityboth
A specific instance or quality of wickedness or impurity.
2.
illegitimate offspringclassical
A child born out of wedlock, or from a forbidden union.

ابن خبثة، لابن الزنية — Son of a wicked woman, son of fornication.

الخَبِيثَاتnoun

1.
wicked womenboth
Plural of 'khabithah', referring to wicked or impure women.
2.
wicked wordsboth
Evil or corrupt speech.

الخبيثات للخبيثين، والخبيثون للخبيثات — The impure women are for the impure men, and the impure men are for the impure women.

خَبَاثِيَةnoun

1.
wickedness, corruptionclassical
The state or quality of being wicked or corrupt.

وقد خبث خبثا وخباثة وخباثية: صار خبيثا — And he became wicked with wickedness, corruption, and depravity: he became wicked.

الأَخْبَثَانnoun

1.
urine and fecesboth
A dual noun referring to excrement and urine.
2.
sleeplessness and anxietyclassical
Figuratively, referring to distress and lack of rest.

لا يصلي الرجل، وهو يدافع الأخبثين — A man should not pray while holding back urine and feces.

خَبَثَnoun

1.
impurities (in metal)both
The dross or impurities removed from metals like iron and silver when smelted.
2.
filth, impurityboth
General term for filth or impurity.

خبث الحديد والفضة: ما نفاه الكير إذا أذيبا — The impurities of iron and silver: what the bellows remove when they are melted.

مُخْبِثَةadjective

1.
corrupting, spoilingboth
Having the quality of corrupting or spoiling.
2.
unpleasant to the soulclassical
Something that causes the soul to recoil or feel aversion.

وطعام مخبثة: تخبث عنه النفس — And corrupting food: the soul recoils from it.

الخَبَثnoun

1.
filth, impurityboth
That which is impure or filthy.
2.
unpleasantness of dispositionboth
A state of having an unpleasant or heavy disposition.

فأصبح يوما وهو خبيث النفس أي ثقيلها كريه الحال — So one day he awoke with a heavy soul, in an unpleasant state.

خَبِيثnoun

1.
wicked personboth
A person characterized by wickedness or evil.

الخبيث: الخبيث، والجمع خبيثون — The wicked person: the wicked one, and the plural is wicked ones.

الخَابِثadjective

1.
bad, inferiorboth
Describing something that is bad, inferior, or of poor quality.
2.
corrupt, spoiledboth
Something that is corrupt or spoiled in taste, color, or action.

الخابث: الرديء من كل شيء فاسد — The bad: the inferior of everything corrupt.

خُبْثَةٌnoun

1.
a forbidden thingclassical
Something that is forbidden or unlawful, particularly in the context of slavery or trade.

أراد بالخبثة: الحرام، كما عبر عن الحلال بالطيب — He meant by 'al-khabathah': the forbidden, just as he expressed the lawful by 'al-tayyib'.

مُخْبِثَانَةnoun

1.
wicked woman (emphatic)classical
An emphatic term for a wicked woman.

خَبَاثnoun

1.
wickedness, depravityclassical
A state of extreme wickedness or depravity.

خباث كل عيدانك مضضنا — O depravity, all your fruits we have tasted, and found their end bitter.

الأَخَابِثnoun

1.
most wicked peopleclassical
Plural of 'akbath', referring to the most wicked among people.

ويقال هم أخابث الناس — And it is said they are the most wicked of people.

خُبْثَةٌnoun

1.
fornication, adulteryclassical
The act of illicit sexual intercourse.

إذا كثر الخبث كان كذا وكذا؛ أراد الفسق والفجور — If fornication increases, then such and such will happen; he meant immorality and lewdness.

Parallel reading

الخبيث: ضد الطيب من الرزق والولد والناس

The wicked/impure: the opposite of the good/pure in sustenance, offspring, and people.

ويحرم عليهم الخبائث

And He prohibits for them the impure things (or evils).

خبث الرجل خبثا، فهو خبيث أي خب رديء

The man became wicked, so he is wicked, meaning corrupt and bad.

الليث: خبث الشيء يخبث خباثة وخبثا، فهو خبيث

Al-Layth said: The thing became corrupt, it becomes corrupt with corruption and wickedness, so it is corrupt.

وأخبث، فهو مخبث إذا صار ذا خبث وشر

And he became wicked, so he is one who makes others wicked when he becomes possessed of wickedness and evil.

والمخبث: الذي يعلم الناس الخبث

And the one who makes others wicked: he is the one who teaches people wickedness.

أعوذ بالله من الخبث والخبائث

I seek refuge in Allah from wickedness and wicked things (or devils).

اللهم إني أعوذ بك من الرجس النجس الخبيث المخبث

O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the filth, the impurity, the wicked, the corrupting.

فألقوا في قليب خبيث مخبث، أي فاسد مفسد لما يقع فيه

So they were thrown into a wicked, corrupting well, meaning spoiled and spoiling whatever falls into it.

الخبيثات للخبيثين، والخبيثون للخبيثات

The impure women are for the impure men, and the impure men are for the impure women.

وقد خبث خبثا وخباثة وخباثية: صار خبيثا

And he became wicked with wickedness, corruption, and depravity: he became wicked.

تخابث: أظهر الخبث

To feign wickedness: to display wickedness.

وأخبثه غيره: علمه الخبث وأفسده

And another corrupted him: he taught him wickedness and spoiled him.

إذا كثر الخبث كان كذا وكذا؛ أراد الفسق والفجور

If fornication increases, then such and such will happen; he meant immorality and lewdness.

إذا بلغ الماء قلتين لم يحمل خبثا

When the water reaches two qullas, it does not carry impurity.

فأصبح يوما وهو خبيث النفس أي ثقيلها كريه الحال

So one day he awoke with a heavy soul, in an unpleasant state.

والخبثة: أن لا يكون طيبة، لأنه سبي من قوم لا يحل استرقاقهم

And 'al-khabathah': that it is not pure/lawful, because it is captured from a people whose enslavement is not permissible.

مهر البغي خبيث، وثمن الكلب خبيث، وكسب الحجام خبيث

The dowry of a prostitute is impure, the price of a dog is impure, and the earnings of a cupper are impure.

لا يصلي الرجل، وهو يدافع الأخبثين

A man should not pray while holding back urine and feces.