خطل

Root entry · 25 derived lemmas

The root خطل (khaṭala) primarily denotes haste, speed, and a lack of moderation or straightness. This applies to actions, speech, physical attributes like length and looseness, and even abstract concepts like corruption and falsehood.

Derived headwords

خطلَverb

1.
to be hastyboth
To act with excessive speed and lack of deliberation.
2.
to be corruptclassical
To deviate from what is right or proper, to be crooked or unsteady.
3.
to be looseclassical
To be long, loose, or dangling, often referring to physical attributes.

خَطَلٌnoun

1.
hasteboth
A quality of being quick and impetuous in action.
2.
foolishnessclassical
The state of being foolish and hasty.
3.
corrupt speechclassical
False, disordered, or excessive speech.
4.
length and loosenessclassical
A quality of being long, loose, or unsteady, applicable to various things.

خَطِلٌadjective

1.
hastyboth
Characterized by haste and lack of careful thought.
2.
foolishclassical
Foolish and impetuous.
3.
corruptclassical
Speaking corruptly or excessively.

أَخْطَلُadjective

1.
hastyboth
One who is hasty or impetuous.
2.
foolishclassical
A foolish and hasty person.
3.
corrupt in speechclassical
One whose speech is corrupt, disordered, or excessive.
4.
longclassical
Describing something long, such as limbs or a tongue.

خَطَّالٌadjective

1.
very hastyclassical
Extremely hasty, especially in giving or acting.
2.
shamelessclassical
A woman characterized by indecency or suspicion.

خَطَلَnoun

1.
hasteboth
The act of being hasty or quick.
2.
corruptionclassical
The state of being corrupt or disordered.

خَطَلَ اليدينadjective

1.
generousclassical
Quick to give or bestow favors.

سَهْمٌ خَطَلٌadjective

1.
erratic arrowclassical
An arrow that flies erratically, deviating from its intended target.

رُمْحٌ خَطَلٌadjective

1.
unsteady spearclassical
A spear that is unsteady or unstable in its movement.

لِسَانٌ خَطَلٌadjective

1.
unsteady tongueclassical
A tongue that is unsteady, rambling, or excessively talkative.

أُذُنٌ خَطْلَاءُadjective

1.
long-earedclassical
Having long, loose, or pendulous ears.

خَطَلَ فِي مِشْيَتِهِverb

1.
to swaggerclassical
To walk with a swaggering, pompous, or unsteady gait.

أَخْطَالٌnoun

1.
edges of a tentclassical
The lower edges or flaps of a tent.

ثَوْبٌ خَطَلٌadjective

1.
long garmentclassical
A garment that is long enough to drag on the ground.

الخَيْطَلُnoun

1.
catclassical
A name for a cat.
2.
weaselclassical
A name for a weasel.
3.
dogclassical
A name for a dog.
4.
calamityclassical
A name for a great danger or calamity.
5.
locust swarmclassical
A swarm of locusts, resembling a thread.
6.
perfumerclassical
A name for a perfumer or merchant of perfumes.

خَطَلَ فِي كَلَامِهِverb

1.
to speak obscenelyclassical
To speak obscenely, indecently, or excessively.

خِطْلٌnoun

1.
obscenityclassical
Obscene or indecent speech.
2.
indecencyclassical
A woman's indecency or suspicious behavior.

خَطَلَاءُadjective

1.
long-earedclassical
Describing an animal, especially a sheep, with very wide, long ears.
2.
loose-limbedclassical
Describing a woman with long limbs and coarse manners.

خُطَلَاءُnoun

1.
loose-limbed womenclassical
Plural of خطلاء, referring to women with long limbs and coarse manners.

خَطَلَnoun

1.
long and unsteadyclassical
The quality of being long and unsteady, applicable to various things.

أَخْطَلُ الشَّاعِرُname

1.
Al-Akhtalclassical
The pen name of the famous Umayyad poet, possibly derived from his speech or physical characteristics.

خَطَلٌnoun

1.
coarse clothclassical
Cloth that is coarse, rough, and thick.

خَيْطَلٌnoun

1.
cat
A cat.

خَطَلَnoun

1.
swaggerclassical
A swaggering or pompous gait.

خَطَلَnoun

1.
coarse materialclassical
Material that is coarse, rough, and thick.

Parallel reading

خطل خطلا فهو خطل وأخطل.

He was hasty, and he is hasty and impetuous.

والخاطل: الأحمق العجل، وهو أيضا السريع الطعن العجله

And the hasty one is the foolish, hurried person, and he is also the one who strikes quickly and in a hurry.

أحوس في الهيجاء بالرمح خطل

He is brave in battle with a hasty spear.

يقال للأحمق العجل خطل، وللمقاتل السريع الطعن خطل

The foolish, hurried person is called khatl, and the fighter who strikes quickly is called khatl.

وسهم خطل: يعجل فيذهب يمينا وشمالا لا يقصد قصد الهدف

And an erratic arrow: it hastens and goes right and left, not aiming for the target.

ومنها المصيب ومنها الطائش الخطل

Some of them are accurate, and some are erratic and misguided.

لما رأيت الدهر جما خبله، ... أخطل، والدهر كثير خطله إنما عنى أنه لا يقصد في أعماله ولا يعتدل في أفعاله.

When I saw that time had gathered its corruption, ... it was crooked, and time is full of its crookedness; he meant that it does not aim in its actions and is not balanced in its deeds.

ورجل خطل اليدين وخطل في المعروف: عجل عند إعطاء النفل.

And a man hasty of hand and hasty in doing good: he is quick when giving a gift.

والخطل: الكلام الفاسد الكثير المضطرب

And khatl: corrupt, abundant, disordered speech.

ودغية من خطل مغدودن

And a wicked one from corrupt, ill-bred stock.

خطل الرجل في كلامه، بالكسر، خطلا وأخطل في كلامه بمعنى واحد أي أفحش.

A man was indecent in his speech, with a kasra, khutulan, and akhṭala in his speech, meaning the same thing, i.e., he was obscene.

فركب بهم الزلل وزين لهم الخطل

So he made them fall into errors and adorned falsehood for them.

وخطل المرأة: فحشها وريبتها.

And a woman's khatl: her obscenity and her suspiciousness.

ورجل خطل القوائم: طويلها.

And a man with long legs: they are long.

وأذن خطلاء بينة الخطل: طويلة مضطربة مسترخية.

And a clearly long-eared one with looseness: long, unsteady, and pendulous.

وشاة خطلاء: أذناء.

And a khutla' sheep: one with long ears.

والخطلاء من الشاء العريضة الأذنين جدا، أذناه خطلاوان كأنهما نعلان.

And the khutla' among sheep are those with very wide ears; its ears are khutlawan, as if they were two sandals.

وكلاب الصيد خطل لاسترخاء آذانها

And hunting dogs are khutl due to the looseness of their ears.

وثلة خطل: وهي الغنم المسترخية الآذان

And a khutl flock: it is sheep with loose ears.

وقيل: إنما سمي بذلك لطول لسانه، وقيل: هو من الخطل في القول؛ وذلك أنه قال لكعب بن جعيل: لعمرك إنني، وابني جعيل ... وأمهما، لإستار لئيم فقال له كعب: إنك لأخطل من الخطل في القول وهو الفحش، فسمي الأخطل

And it was said: he was named thus due to the length of his tongue, and it was said: it is from khatl in speech; because he said to Ka'b ibn Ju'ayl: By your life, I, and my son Ju'ayl... and their mother, are of noble lineage. So Ka'b said to him: You are indeed akhṭal from khatl in speech, which is obscenity, so he was named Al-Akhtal.

والخطل: التلوي والتبختر، وقد خطل في مشيته.

And khatl: swaggering and pompousness; he has indeed swaggered in his gait.

أعد أخطالا له وترمقا

Prepare for him coarse garments and a cloak.

والخطل: طرف الفسطاط، وجمعه أخطال.

And khatl: the edge of a tent, and its plural is akhṭāl.

وثوب خطل: ينجر على الأرض من طوله.

And a khatl garment: it drags on the ground due to its length.

والخيطل: السنور

And al-khayṭal: the cat.

كما عالج الغفة الخيطل

As the cat treated the prey.

والخيطل: الخازباز.

And al-khayṭal: the weasel.

والخيطل: الكلب.

And al-khayṭal: the dog.

والخيطل: من أسماء الداهية.

And al-khayṭal: among the names of calamity.

والخيطل: جماعة الجراد مثل الخيط

And al-khayṭal: a swarm of locusts like a thread.

والخيطل: العطار.

And al-khayṭal: the perfumer.