خبط

Root entry · 27 derived lemmas

The root خبط (khabaṭa) primarily denotes striking or hitting forcefully, often with a sweeping or unguided motion. This extends to concepts of stumbling, acting ignorantly, and even causing damage or destruction through such actions. It also encompasses related ideas like grazing, collecting, and seeking favor.

Derived headwords

خَبَطَverb

1.
to strike hardboth
To strike something with great force, often in a sweeping or unguided manner.
2.
to stumble blindlyboth
To move or act without guidance or clear direction, like an animal with poor vision.
3.
to graze leavesclassical
To strike tree branches with a stick to make leaves fall for animal fodder.
4.
to strike (a camel)classical
For a camel to strike the ground with its hoof.
5.
to tread heavilyclassical
To tread or walk heavily upon something.

خبطه يخبطه خبطا: ضربه ضربا شديدا — He struck him a severe blow.

خبط البعير بيده يخبط خبطا: ضرب الأرض بها — The camel struck the ground with its hoof.

خَبْطnoun

1.
a severe blowboth
A forceful strike or beating.
2.
striking leavesclassical
The act of striking tree leaves to make them fall for fodder.
3.
heavy treadingclassical
The act of treading heavily or forcefully.
4.
a small amount of waterclassical
A small quantity of water remaining in a basin or container.
5.
a portion of houses/peopleclassical
A section or group of houses or people.

الخبط: ضرب ورق الشجر حتى ينحات عنه — Striking tree leaves until they fall off.

الخبط: ما خبطته الدواب — What animals have trampled.

تَخَبَّطَverb

1.
to be confused/disorientedboth
To act in a confused, disoriented, or ignorant manner, often due to being misled or afflicted.
2.
to be possessed (by jinn)both
To be afflicted or influenced by demons or evil spirits, leading to erratic behavior.
3.
to strike repeatedlyclassical
To strike something repeatedly or in a haphazard way.

تخبطه: كخبطه — It is like striking it.

تخبط عشواء — To stumble blindly like a short-sighted camel.

خَبْطَاءadjective

1.
blind/short-sightedclassical
Describing an animal, particularly a camel, with poor eyesight that stumbles when walking.

خبط عشواء — A short-sighted camel.

أَخْبَطَadjective

1.
one who strikes with legsclassical
A man who strikes with his legs.

رجل أخبط يخبط برجليه — A man who strikes with his legs.

خَبِيطnoun

1.
water troughclassical
A water trough that has been trampled and damaged by camels.
2.
small water poolclassical
A small pool of water remaining in a basin or depression.
3.
mixed milk drinkclassical
A drink made from curdled milk mixed with fresh milk and stirred.

الحوض الذي خبطته الإبل فهدمته — The trough that the camels trampled and demolished.

الماء القليل يبقى في الحوض — A small amount of water remaining in the basin.

خَبُوطadjective

1.
striking with handsclassical
Describing a horse that strikes the ground with its forelegs.

فرس خبيط وخبوط: يخبط الأرض برجليه — A horse that strikes the ground with its legs.

مُخْبِطnoun

1.
stick for striking leavesclassical
A stick used for striking tree branches to make leaves fall.
2.
one who seeks favorclassical
Someone who asks for favors or support without prior connection or acquaintance.

المخبط: القضيب والعصا — The stick and the staff.

المختبط: الذي يسألك بلا وسيلة ولا قرابة ولا معرفة — One who asks you without means, kinship, or acquaintance.

اخْتَبَطَverb

1.
to strike leavesclassical
To strike tree branches to make leaves fall, especially for animal fodder.
2.
to seek favorclassical
To seek or ask for something, especially a favor or support, without prior connection.

أختبط أخرى أي أضرب الشجر لينتثر الورق منه — I strike the trees so their leaves fall.

اختبطه بخير — He gave him generously without prior acquaintance.

خَبَّاطnoun

1.
foolish personclassical
An idiot or a foolish person.
2.
a brand markclassical
A long, wide brand mark on the thigh, or sometimes on the face.
3.
copulation (of a stallion)classical
The act of a stallion covering a mare.

خباط عشوات أي يخبط في الظلام — One who stumbles in darkness.

خباط: سمة تكون في الفخذ طويلة عرضا — A brand mark that is long and wide on the thigh.

خَبْطَةnoun

1.
a blowboth
A single strike or impact.
2.
a portion/piececlassical
A piece or portion of something, such as houses or time.
3.
a cold/illnessclassical
A mild illness, like a cold, that affects someone.
4.
a small amount of liquidclassical
A small amount of liquid remaining in a container.

الخبطة: القطعة من كل شيء — A piece of everything.

الخبطة: كالزكمة تأخذ قبل الشتاء — Like a cold that comes before winter.

مَخْبَطَةnoun

1.
stick for strikingclassical
A stick or staff used for striking, especially tree branches.

المخبطة: القضيب والعصا — The rod and the staff.

خَبَطَverb

1.
to strike (with a stick)classical
To strike a tree with a stick to make its leaves fall.

خبط الشجرة بالعصا يخبطها خبطا: شدها ثم ضربها بالعصا ونفض ورقها منها — He struck the tree with a stick, shaking its leaves off.

خَبَطَverb

1.
to skin/flayclassical
To skin or flay an animal.

خبطه خبطا: جلدهم — He skinned them.

خَبَطَverb

1.
to fall asleepclassical
To lie down and fall asleep.

خبط الرجل خبطا: طرح نفسه حيث كان ونام — The man lay down and slept.

خَبَطَverb

1.
to connect/reachclassical
To reach or connect with someone.

خبطت الرجل أخبطه خبطا إذا وصلته — I reached the man.

خَبَطَverb

1.
to seekclassical
To seek or ask for something, especially a favor.

خبطه يخبطه خبطا واختبطه — He sought him.

خَبَطَverb

1.
to give generouslyclassical
To give generously or bestow a favor.

خبطه بخير؛ أعطاه من غير معرفة بينهما — He gave him generously without prior acquaintance.

خَبَطَverb

1.
to mark/brandclassical
To mark or brand an animal with a specific mark.

خبطه خبطا: وسمه بالخباط — He branded him with the khabaṭ.

خَبَطَverb

1.
to eat (thorns)classical
For a camel to eat thorns or prickly plants.

الناقة تختبط الشوك: تأكله — The she-camel eats thorns.

خَبَطَverb

1.
to travel aimlesslyclassical
To travel through the night without guidance.

خبط الليل يخبطه خبطا: سار فيه على غير هدى — He traveled through the night without guidance.

خَبَطَverb

1.
to be possessedboth
To be touched or afflicted by Satan, leading to madness or confusion.

خبطه الشيطان وتخبطه: مسه بأذى وأفسده — Satan touched him and corrupted him.

خَبَاطَةnoun

1.
foolishnessclassical
Foolishness or idiocy.

خباطة معرفة: الأحمق — Foolishness, like calling a fool 'khabaṭah'.

خَبْطَةnoun

1.
a blow (from Satan)classical
An affliction or touch from Satan, causing madness.

ففيها تكون الخبتة — In it, the affliction (from Satan) occurs.

خَبِيطnoun

1.
small water basinclassical
A small basin or pool of water.

الحوض الصغير يقال له: الخبيط — A small basin is called khabīṭ.

خَبِيطَةnoun

1.
small amount of waterclassical
A small amount of water remaining in a container.

هل رامني أحد يريد خبيطتي — Did anyone want my small amount of water?

خَبْطnoun

1.
striking (of a stallion)classical
The act of a stallion covering a mare.

ضربة الفحل الناقة — The stallion's strike on the mare.

Parallel reading

ضرب البعير بيده يخبط خبطا: ضرب الأرض بها

The camel struck the ground with its hoof.

تخبط عشواء، وهي الناقة التي في بصرها ضعف تخبط إذا مشت لا تتوقى شيئا

Like a short-sighted camel, which is a she-camel with weak eyesight that stumbles when walking without caution.

وفلان يخبط في عمياء إذا ركب ما ركب بجهالة

And so-and-so stumbles in blindness when he undertakes something ignorantly.

ورجل أخبط يخبط برجليه

And a man Akhbaṭ, who strikes with his legs.

وفرس خبيط وخبوط: يخبط الأرض برجليه

And a horse Khabīṭ and Khubūṭ: strikes the ground with its legs.

والخبوط من الخيل الذي يخبط بيديه

And Al-Khubūṭ from horses is one that strikes with its forelegs.

والخبط: الوطء الشديد

And Al-Khabṭ: is heavy treading.

والخبط: ما خبطته الدواب

And Al-Khabṭ: is what the animals have trampled.

والخبيط: الحوض الذي خبطته الإبل فهدمته

And Al-Khabīṭ: is the trough that the camels trampled and demolished.

وخبط القوم بسيفه يخبطهم خبطا: جلدهم

And he struck the people with his sword, striking them a strike: he skinned them.

وخبط الشجرة بالعصا يخبطها خبطا: شدها ثم ضربها بالعصا ونفض ورقها منها ليعلفها الإبل والدواب

And he struck the tree with a stick, striking it a strike: he shook it then struck it with a stick and dislodged its leaves to feed it to camels and animals.

والخبط: ضرب ورق الشجر حتى ينحات عنه ثم يستخلف من غير أن يضر ذلك بأصل الشجرة وأغصانها

And Al-Khabṭ: is striking tree leaves until they fall off, then they regrow without harming the tree's trunk and branches.

وهو ما خبطته الدواب أي كسرته

And it is what the animals have trampled, meaning broken.

نهى أن تخبط شجرها؛ هو ضرب الشجر بالعصا ليتناثر ورقها

He forbade striking its trees; it is striking the trees with a stick so their leaves fall.

واختبط أخرى أي أضرب الشجر لينتثر الورق منه

And I strike another [tree] so its leaves fall.

والناقة تختبط الشوك: تأكله

And the she-camel eats thorns: it eats them.

وخبط الليل يخبطه خبطا: سار فيه على غير هدى

And he traveled through the night, traveling through it without guidance.

وقولهم ما أدري أي خابط الليل هو أو أي خابط ليل هو أي أي الناس هو

And their saying: I don't know which traveler of the night he is, or which traveler of the night he is, meaning, who is he?

وخباط عشوات أي يخبط في الظلام

And Khabbāṭ 'ashawāt, meaning one who stumbles in the darkness.

وخبطه الشيطان وتخبطه: مسه بأذى وأفسده

And Satan afflicted him and confused him: he touched him with harm and corrupted him.

الذي يتخبطه الشيطان من المس

He whom Satan afflicts with madness.

وأعوذ بك أن يتخبطني الشيطان

And I seek refuge in You from Satan afflicting me.

وبفلان خبطة من مس

And so-and-so has an affliction from a touch (of jinn).

قالوا عليه خبطة جميلة أي مسحة جميلة في هيئته وسحنته

They said about him: a beautiful khabṭah, meaning a beautiful appearance in his form and complexion.

والخبط: طلب المعروف، خبطه يخبطه خبطا واختبطه

And Al-Khabṭ: seeking favor, he sought him, he sought him, and he sought him.

والمختبط: الذي يسألك بلا وسيلة ولا قرابة ولا معرفة

And Al-Mukhtabiṭ: is one who asks you without means, kinship, or acquaintance.

وخبطه بخير؛ أعطاه من غير معرفة بينهما

And he bestowed upon him with goodness; he gave him without prior acquaintance between them.

ومختبط لم يلق من دوننا كفى

And a seeker who found no one sufficient besides us.

ومحتبطات كالسعالي أرامل

And seekers like female demons, widows.

ويقال: خبطه إذا سأله

And it is said: he asked him when he asked him.

يوما ولا خابطا من ماله ورقا

A day, and not asking for a leaf from his wealth.

فإني لا أبخل بل أكون مختبطا لمن سألني وأعطيه من تالد مالي أي القديم

For I am not stingy, but rather I am a seeker for whoever asks me and I give him from my old wealth.

هو طالب الرفد من غير سابق معرفة ولا وسيلة، شبه بخابط الورق أو خابط الليل

He is a seeker of support without prior knowledge or means, likened to one who strikes leaves or one who travels at night.

والخباط: سمة تكون في الفخذ طويلة عرضا وهي لبني سعد

And Al-Khabbāṭ: is a brand mark that is long and wide on the thigh, and it belongs to Banu Sa'd.

وخبطه خبطا: وسمه بالخباط

And he branded him a branding: he marked him with Al-Khabbāṭ.

وخبط الرجل خبطا: طرح نفسه حيث كان ونام

And the man lay down and slept: he threw himself down where he was and slept.

خبط مثل هبغ إذا نام

Khabata is like Habagha if he sleeps.

والخبطة: كالزكمة تأخذ قبل الشتاء، وقد خبط، فهو مخبوط

And Al-Khabṭah: is like a cold that takes hold before winter, and he has become afflicted, so he is afflicted.

والخبط والخبطة والخبيط: الماء القليل يبقى في الحوض

And Al-Khabṭ, Al-Khabṭah, and Al-Khabīṭ: is the little water that remains in the basin.

إن تسلم الدفواء والضروط، يصبح لها في حوضها خبيط

If Al-Dafwā' and Al-Ḍarūṭ survive, she will have a small amount of water in her basin.

والخبطة، بالكسر: اللبن القليل يبقى في السقاء، ولا فعل له

And Al-Khabṭah, with kasra: is the little milk that remains in the waterskin, and it has no verb.

الخبطة الجرعة من الماء تبقى في قربة أو مزادة أو حوض، ولا فعل لها

Al-Khabṭah is a sip of water remaining in a waterskin, a waterskin, or a basin, and it has no verb.

وهو ما بين الثلث إلى النصف من السقاء والحوض والغدير والإناء

And it is between a third and a half of the waterskin, basin, pond, and vessel.

وفي القربة خبطة من ماء وهو مثل الجرعة ونحوها

And in the waterskin is a khabṭah of water, which is like a sip and the like.

وكان ذلك بعد خبطة من الليل أي بعد صدر منه

And that was after a portion of the night, meaning after its beginning.

أتونا خبطة خبطة أي قطعة قطعة

They came to us piece by piece, meaning section by section.

كان ذلك بعد خبطة من الليل وحذفة وخدمة أي قطعة

That was after a portion of the night, a segment, and a service, meaning a piece.

أو قبضة من حازر خبيط

Or a handful of Khāzir Khubīṭ.

والخباط: الضراب

And Al-Khabbāṭ: is copulation.

وفي الشول يرضى خبطة الطرق ناجله

And among the barren she-camels, he is pleased with the strike of the path, his offspring.