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خوع

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

The root خوع primarily relates to concepts of mountains, elevated landforms, and depressions or valleys. It also extends to meanings of decrease, reduction, and damage, particularly concerning wealth or the sides of a valley.

Derived headwords

الخُوعnoun
  1. 1.
    White mountainclassical

    A white mountain that appears prominently among other mountains.

  2. 2.
    Valley meanderclassical

    A winding or curved part of a valley.

  3. 3.
    Deep depressionclassical

    A deep, hidden hollow or depression in the earth.

  4. 4.
    Locationboth

    A place or location.

أخواعnoun
  1. 1.
    Depressionsclassical

    The plural of الخوع, referring to multiple deep hollows or depressions in the earth.

الخَائِعname
  1. 1.
    Name of a mountainclassical

    The name of a specific mountain, often mentioned in contrast to another mountain called نائع.

الخواعnoun
  1. 1.
    Snoring soundclassical

    A sound similar to snoring or snorting.

التخوعnoun
  1. 1.
    Diminutionclassical

    The act or process of diminishing, reducing, or decreasing.

خوعَverb
  1. 1.
    To decreaseboth

    To become less, diminish, or be reduced in quantity or value.

  2. 2.
    To damageclassical

    To break or damage the sides of a valley, typically by a flood.

خَوَعَverb
  1. 1.
    To decreaseboth

    To cause something to decrease or diminish.

  2. 2.
    To damageclassical

    To damage the sides of a valley.

خُوعnoun
  1. 1.
    Decreaseboth

    The state of being decreased or diminished; a reduction.

  2. 2.
    Damageclassical

    Damage to the sides of a valley.

Parallel reading

الخوع: جبل أبيض يلوح بين الجبال
Al-Khaw' is a white mountain that appears prominently among the mountains.
كما يلوح الخوع بين الأجبال
Like the Khaw' appearing among the mountains.
والخوع: منعرج الوادي
And Al-Khaw' is a meander of the valley.
والخوع: بطن في الأرض غامض
And Al-Khaw' is a hidden hollow in the earth.
ذكر بعض الرواة أن الخوع من بطون الأرض، وأنه سهل منبات ينبت الرمث
Some narrators mentioned that Al-Khaw' is among the hollows of the earth, and it is an easy place for growth where the Rith grass sprouts.
وأزفلة ببطن الخوع شعث، ... تنوء بهم منعثلة نؤول
And a herd in the hollow of Al-Khaw', disheveled, ... are carried by a sturdy, tall shrub.
والخائع: اسم جبل يقابله جبل آخر يقال له نائع
And Al-Khā'i' is the name of a mountain, facing another mountain called Nā'i'.
والخائع الجون آت عن شمائلهم، ... ونائع النعف عن أيمانهم يفع
And the dark Al-Khā'i' comes from their left, ... and Nā'i' of the high ground is from their right, rising.
والخواع: شبيه بالنخير أو الشخير
And Al-Khawā' is similar to a snort or a snore.
والتخوع: التنقص
And At-Takhawwu' means diminution.
وخوع ماله: نقص
And the diminution of his wealth means it decreased.
وخوعه هو وخوع وخوف منه
And its diminution is a decrease and a fear of it.
وجامل خوع من نيبه ... زجر المعلى، أصلا، والسفيح
And a camel, diminished from its hump ... driven by Al-Mu'allā, its origin, and the lower part.
وكل ما نقص، فقد خوع
And everything that decreases, has been diminished.
ويقال جاء السيل فخوع الوادي أي كسر جنبتيه
And it is said that the flood came and damaged the valley, meaning it broke its sides.
فللجزع من خوع السيول قسيب
So the trunk of the tree has a branch from the damage of the floods.