خبس

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of taking, seizing, or plundering something, often with an implication of force or illegitimacy. It extends to concepts of plunder as a reward, and metaphorically to injustice and darkness.

Derived headwords

خبس الشيء يخبسه خبسا وتخبسه واختبسهverb

1.
to take, seize, plunderboth
To take something, often implying seizing it as booty or spoils of war.

خبساnoun

1.
taking, seizingclassical
The act of taking or seizing something, as a verbal noun.

تخبسهverb

1.
to take, seizeclassical
An alternative form of the verb meaning to take or seize.

اختبسهverb

1.
to take, seize, plunderboth
To take something, often implying seizing it as booty or spoils of war, similar to the basic verb form.

الخباسةnoun

1.
booty, plunderclassical
That which is taken or plundered; spoils.
2.
darknessclassical
Darkness, obscurity.

خباسةnoun

1.
booty, plunderclassical
That which is taken or plundered; spoils.

الخباساءnoun

1.
booty, plunderclassical
Similar to الخباسة, referring to plunder or spoils.

الخباسة (بالضم)noun

1.
booty, spoilsclassical
That which is gained as plunder or spoils.

خباسadjective

1.
plundering, acquisitiveclassical
A person who is prone to taking or plundering; acquisitive.

الاختباسnoun

1.
taking by force, plunderclassical
The act of taking something by force or struggle; plunder.
2.
injusticeclassical
Injustice or wrongdoing.

أسد خبوسadjective

1.
lion that seizes preyclassical
A lion that seizes its prey.

أسد خباسadjective

1.
lion that seizes preyclassical
A lion that seizes its prey.

أسد خابِسadjective

1.
lion that seizes preyclassical
A lion that seizes its prey.

خنابسadjective

1.
lion that seizes preyclassical
A lion that seizes its prey.

أسد خوابسadjective

1.
lion that seizes preyclassical
A lion that seizes its prey.

خبسهverb

1.
to take, seizeclassical
To take something, often implying seizing it.

اللفاءnoun

1.
small, insignificant thingclassical
A small, insignificant, or worthless thing.
2.
less than what is dueclassical
That which is less than what is rightfully due.

الخبسnoun

1.
injustice, wrongdoingclassical
Injustice or wrongdoing.

الظلامةnoun

1.
injustice, oppressionclassical
An act of injustice or oppression.

Parallel reading

خبس الشيء يخبسه خبسا وتخبسه واختبسه: أخذه وغنمه.

To take something, to seize it, to plunder it: to take it and gain it as booty.

والخباسة: الغنيمة؛

And al-khabbāsah: the booty;

فلم أر مثلها خباسة واجد،

I have not seen the like of it as booty for a finder,

والخباساء: كالخباسة،

And al-khabbāsā': like al-khabbāsah,

والخباسة، بالضم، المغنم.

And al-khabbāsah, with damma, the gain.

الخباسة ما تخبست من شيء أي أخذته وغنمته،

Al-khabbāsah is what you have taken of something, meaning you have taken it and gained it as booty,

ومننه يقال: رجل خباس أي غنام.

And from it is said: a man is khabbās, meaning acquisitive.

والاختباس: أخذ الشيء مغالبة.

And al-ikhtibās: taking something by force.

وأسد خبوس وخباس وخابس وخنابس: يختبس الفريسة.

And a lion khabūs, khabbās, khābis, and khanābis: it seizes the prey.

وخبسه: أخذه،

And khabasa-hu: to take it,

وأنشد أبو مهدي لأبي زبيد الطائي واسمه حرملة بن المنذر:

And Abu Mahdi recited for Abi Zubayd al-Ta'i, whose name is Harmalah bin Al-Mundhir:

مجترئ خبوس

daring, seizing

اللفاء: الشيء اليسير الحقير.

Al-lifā': the small, insignificant thing.

يقال: رضيت من الوفاء باللفاء.

It is said: I was satisfied with less than what was due.

ويقال: اللفاء ما دون الحق.

And it is said: Al-lifā' is what is less than the right.

والخبس والاختباس: الظلم؛

And al-khabs and al-ikhtibās: injustice;

خبسه ماله واختبسه إياه.

He unjustly took his property and seized it from him.

والخباسة: الظلامة.

And al-khabbāsah: the injustice.