خبا

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

The root خبا (kh-b-a) primarily relates to the concept of dwelling, specifically tents or portable dwellings. It also extends to the idea of something being hidden or concealed, and metaphorically, to the subsiding or extinguishing of fire, war, or intensity.

Derived headwords

الْخِبَاءnoun

1.
tentboth
A type of dwelling made from camel or sheep wool, typically supported by two or three poles. Larger structures are considered houses.
2.
dwellingboth
Used metaphorically to refer to any place of residence or dwelling, even in settled areas.
3.
sheathclassical
The protective covering of a grain (like barley or wheat) within the ear, or the calyx of a flower.

أَخْبِيَةnoun

1.
tentsboth
The plural of خِبَاء (khaba'), referring to tents or portable dwellings.

أَخْبَيْتُverb

1.
to make/pitch a tentboth
To construct or set up a tent (خباء).
2.
to extinguishboth
To cause something to go out or die down, such as a fire or anger.

خَبَّيْتُهُverb

1.
to make/pitch a tentboth
To construct or set up a tent (خباء).

تَخْبِيَةverb

1.
to make/pitch a tentboth
To construct or set up a tent (خباء).

اسْتَخْبَيْتُهُverb

1.
to pitch and enter a tentboth
To set up a tent and then enter it.

تَخَبَّيْتُverb

1.
to make/pitch a tentboth
To construct or set up a tent (خباء).

إِخْبَاءnoun

1.
making a tentboth
The act of constructing or setting up a tent (خباء).
2.
extinguishingclassical
The act of causing something to go out or die down.

خَبَتِ النَّارُverb

1.
fire subsided/extinguishedboth
The fire became calm, its flame died down, or it was extinguished.

خَابِيَةnoun

1.
jarboth
A large jar or vessel, originally with a hamza (ء) in its etymology, but often used without it.

الْمُخْبِيnoun

1.
extinguisherclassical
One who extinguishes or puts out a fire or something similar.

Parallel reading

الخباء من الأبنية: واحد الأخبية، وهو ما كان من وبر أو صوف ولا يكون من شعر، وهو على عمودين أو ثلاثة، وما فوق ذلك فهو بيت.

The khaba' is a type of dwelling: the singular of akhbiya, and it is what is made of camel or sheep wool and is not made of hair, and it is on two or three poles, and what is above that is a house.

وقال ابن الأعرابي: الخباء من شعر أو صوف، وهو دون المظلة؛ كذلك حكاها هاهنا بفتح الميم، وقال ثعلب عن يعقوب: من الصوف خاصة.

Ibn al-A'rabi said: The khaba' is made of hair or wool, and it is less than a parasol; thus he narrated it here with a fatha on the mim, and Tha'lab said from Ya'qub: it is specifically of wool.

والخباء: من بيوت الأعراب، جمعه أخبية بلا همز.

And the khaba' is from the dwellings of the Bedouins, its plural is akhbiya without hamza.

وفي حديث الاعتكاف: فأمر بخبائه فقوض ؛ الخباء: أحد بيوت العرب من وبر أو صوف.

And in the hadith of i'tikaf: he ordered his tent to be dismantled; the khaba' is one of the dwellings of the Arabs made of camel or sheep wool.

وفي حديث هند: أهل خباء أو أخباء ، على الشك، وقد يستعمل في المنازل والمساكن؛

And in the hadith of Hind: people of a tent or tents, with doubt, and it may be used for homes and residences;

ومنه الحديث: لأنه أتى خباء فاطمة وهي في المدينة ؛ يريد منزلها.

And from it is the hadith: because he came to Fatimah's tent while she was in Medina; meaning her home.

وأصل الخباء الهمز لأنه يختبأ فيه.

And the origin of khaba' is with hamza because one hides in it.

وأخبيت خباء وخبيته وتخبيته: عملته ونصبته.

And I pitched a tent, and I pitched it, and I pitched it: meaning I made it and set it up.

واستخبيته: نصبته ودخلت فيه.

And I sought shelter in it: meaning I pitched it and entered it.

والتخبية: من قولك خبيته وتخبيته.

And takhbiyah: is from your saying khabbaytuhu and takhabbaytuhu.

وتخبيت كسائي تخبيا وأخبيت كسائي إذا جعلته خباء.

And I pitched my cloak, a pitching, and I pitched my cloak if you made it a tent.

الكسائي: يقال من الخباء أخبيت إخباء إذا أردت المصدر إذا عملته وتخبيت أيضا.

Al-Kisa'i: It is said from khaba', akhbaytu ikhba'an if you intend the masdar when you make it, and takhabbaytu also.

والخباء: غشاء البرة والشعيرة في السنبلة، وخباء النور: كمامه، وكلاهما على المثل.

And the khaba' is the sheath of the barley and wheat grain in the ear, and the khaba' of the flower is its calyx, and both are by analogy.

وخبت النار والحرب والحدة تخبو خبوا وخبوا: سكنت وطفئت وخمد لهبها، وهي خابية، وأخبيتها أنا: أخمدتها؛

And the fire, war, and intensity subsided, subsiding and subsiding: it became calm, extinguished, and its flame died down, and it is khabiyah, and I extinguished it: meaning I made it die down;

قال الكميت: ومنا ضرار وابنماه وحاجب ... مؤجج نيران المكارم، لا المخبي

Al-Kumait said: And among us are Dirar, his two sons, and Hajib... kindling the fires of virtues, not the one who extinguishes them.

وقوله تعالى: كلما خبت زدناهم سعيرا ؛ قيل: معناه سكن لهبها، وقيل: معناه كلما تمنوا أن تخبو وأرادوا أن تخبو.

And His saying, the Almighty: 'Whenever it subsides, We increase them in blazing fire'; it was said: its meaning is its flame calmed down, and it was said: its meaning is whenever they wished it would subside and wanted it to subside.

والخابية: الحب، وأصله الهمز، لأنه من خبأت إلا أن العرب تركت همزها.

And the khabiyah is the jar, and its origin is with hamza, because it is from khaba'ta, except that the Arabs abandoned its hamza.