ختع

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to movement, specifically going, traveling, and leading others, often in a skillful or determined manner. It also extends to concepts of speed, cunning, and even specific animals and objects.

Derived headwords

خَتَعَverb

1.
to go, to proceedboth
To move forward or travel across the land.
2.
to lead through darknessclassical
To guide a group of people through darkness, following a specific path.
3.
to approach closelyclassical
A male animal (like a stallion) approaching camels closely in its gait.

ختع في الأرض يختع ختوعا — He went and proceeded in the land.

ختع الدليل بالقوم يختع ختعا وختوعا — The guide led the people, traveling with them in darkness along a set course.

خُتُوعًاnoun

1.
going, proceedingclassical
The act of going or proceeding, used as a verbal noun.
2.
leading through darknessclassical
The act of guiding through darkness, as done by a guide.

ختع في الأرض يختع ختوعا — He went and proceeded in the land.

خَتَعٌadjective

1.
skillful guideboth
A person who is skillful and adept at providing guidance.
2.
fast walkerboth
A person who walks quickly and is a guide.

ورجل ختع وختع وخوتع — And a man skillful in guidance, proficient in it.

وجدته ختع لا سكع — I found him to be a fast walker, not one who gets lost.

خُوتَعٌnoun

1.
guideclassical
A person who guides others, especially in difficult terrain or conditions.
2.
large flyclassical
A type of large fly.
3.
dog flyclassical
A specific type of fly that bothers dogs.
4.
blue flyclassical
A blue fly found in grass.
5.
young rabbitclassical
The young offspring of a rabbit.

والخوتع: الدليل أيضا — And the khawti': also the guide.

بها يضل الخوتع المشهر — By it, the renowned guide goes astray.

للخوتع الأزرق فيه صاهل — For the blue fly, there is a buzzing in it...

انْخَتَعَverb

1.
to go far awayclassical
To move oneself further away or to a greater distance.

وانختع في الأرض — And he went far away in the land.

خَتَعَ علىverb

1.
to attack, to raidclassical
To attack or raid upon a group of people.

ختع على القوم — He attacked the people.

خُتُوعُ السرابnoun

1.
fading of mirageclassical
The fading, diminishing, or disappearing of a mirage.

وختوع السراب: اضمحلاله — And the fading of the mirage: its diminishing.

خِتْعَةnoun

1.
female hyenaclassical
The female of the hyena.

والختعة: النمرة الأنثى — And the khit'ah: the female hyena.

خَتْعnoun

1.
hyenaclassical
One of the names for a hyena.

والختع: من أسماء الضبع، وليس بثبت — And the khat': among the names of the hyena, but it is not firmly established.

خَيْطَعَةnoun

1.
archer's thumb guardclassical
A piece of leather used by an archer to cover their thumb when shooting arrows.

والخيتعة: هنة من أدم يغشى بها الرامي إبهامه لرمي السهام — And the khayt'ah: a thing made of leather with which the archer covers their thumb for shooting arrows.

خَتَاعnoun

1.
gloves for falconersclassical
Similar to gloves worn by falconers, like those used by people with falcons.

ابن الأعرابي: الختاع الدستبانات مثل ما يكون لأصحاب البزاة — Ibn al-A'rabi: Al-khita': the gloves, like those that falconers have.

Parallel reading

ختع في الأرض يختع ختوعا: ذهب وانطلق.

He went and proceeded in the land, going and setting off.

وختع الدليل بالقوم يختع ختعا وختوعا: سار بهم تحت الظلمة على القصد؛

And the guide led the people, traveling with them in darkness along a set course;

وهو ركوب الظلمة كما يفعل الدليل بالقوم؛

And it is traveling in darkness as the guide does with people;

أعيت أدلاء الفلاة الختعا

The guides of the desert became exhausted, the skillful ones.

ورجل ختع وختع وخوتع: حاذق بالدلالة ماهر بها.

And a man is khata' and khata' and khawta': skillful in guidance, proficient in it.

تقول: وجدته ختع لا سكع أي لا يتحير.

You say: I found him to be a fast walker, not one who gets lost (i.e., not confused).

والخوتع: الدليل أيضا؛

And the khawta': also the guide;

بها يضل الخوتع المشهر

By it, the renowned guide goes astray.

وانختع في الأرض: أبعد.

And he went far away in the land: he went further.

ختع على القوم: هجم.

He attacked the people: he raided them.

ختع الفحل خلف الإبل إذا قارب في مشيه.

The stallion approached the camels when he drew near in his gait.

وختوع السراب: اضمحلاله.

And the fading of the mirage: its diminishing.

للخوتع الأزرق فيه صاهل ... عزف كعزف الدف والجلاجل

For the blue fly, there is a buzzing in it... a humming like the humming of the tambourine and the jingles.

والختعة: النمرة الأنثى، والختع: من أسماء الضبع، وليس بثبت.

And the khit'ah: the female hyena, and the khat': is among the names of the hyena, but it is not firmly established.

والخيتعة: هنة «2» من أدم يغشي بها الرامي إبهامه لرمي السهام.

And the khayt'ah: a thing made of leather with which the archer covers their thumb for shooting arrows.

ابن الأعرابي: الختاع الدستبانات مثل ما يكون لأصحاب البزاة.

Ibn al-A'rabi: Al-khita': the gloves, like those that falconers have.

والخوتع: ولد الأرنب.

And the khawta': the young of the rabbit.

أشأم من خوتعة؛

More ill-omened than Khawta';