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خدع

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with deception, trickery, and guile. It encompasses the act of misleading others, the state of being deceived, and the tools or methods used in such actions. It can also extend to the idea of something being alluring or attractive, sometimes deceptively so.

Derived headwords

خَدَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to deceiveboth

    To mislead someone by false representation or by concealment of the truth; to trick or dupe.

  2. 2.
    to beguileclassical

    To charm or enchant someone, sometimes in a deceptive way.

خِدْعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    trickboth

    An act intended to deceive or trick someone.

  2. 2.
    deceptionboth

    The act of deceiving or the state of being deceived.

مَخْدُوعnoun
  1. 1.
    deceived personboth

    One who has been tricked or misled.

خَدَّاعadjective
  1. 1.
    deceptiveboth

    Having the quality of deceiving or misleading.

  2. 2.
    deceitfulboth

    Guilty of or characterized by deceit.

خُدْعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    deceptionboth

    The act or practice of deceiving.

خُدَعnoun
  1. 1.
    tricksboth

    Plural of 'khid'ah', referring to multiple acts of deception.

خَيْدَعnoun
  1. 1.
    catclassical

    A small, carnivorous mammal, specifically a domestic cat.

Parallel reading

أهمل الجوهري في هذا الفصل الخيدع، وهو السنور.
Al-Jawhari neglected in this chapter the khayda', which is the cat.