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خنبص

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of mixing, confusion, or entanglement, particularly in the context of affairs or matters.

Derived headwords

الخَنْبَصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Confusion of affairsclassical

    The state of affairs being mixed up or confused. It describes a situation where matters have become entangled and unclear.

تَخَنْبَصَverb
  1. 1.
    To become confusedclassical

    The verb form indicates that something, such as a matter or affair, has become mixed up or confused. It describes the process of entanglement.

Parallel reading

اختلاط الأمر
The mixing of the affair
وقد تخنبص أمرهم
And their affair had become confused.