خاب

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns failure, disappointment, loss, and unfulfilled desires. It extends to concepts of disbelief, ruin, and being in a state of futility or falsehood.

Derived headwords

خَابَverb

1.
to failboth
To be disappointed or unsuccessful in an endeavor; to not achieve what was sought.
2.
to be deprivedclassical
To be denied or prevented from obtaining something, often implying divine will.
3.
to be ruinedboth
To suffer loss or destruction; to be brought to ruin.
4.
to disbelieveclassical
To reject faith or truth; to be an unbeliever.

يَخِيبُverb

1.
to failboth
Present tense of 'to fail', indicating ongoing or future disappointment and lack of success.

خَيْبَةnoun

1.
disappointmentboth
The state of being disappointed; a failure to meet expectations or hopes.
2.
failureboth
The act or state of failing; lack of success.
3.
lossboth
The state of being deprived or having suffered a setback.

خَابَ اللهُother

1.
God deprived himclassical
A phrase indicating that God has withheld favor or success from someone.

خَسِرَverb

1.
to loseboth
To suffer a loss; to be defeated or fail to gain.

كَفَرَverb

1.
to disbelieveboth
To reject faith, deny truth, or be ungrateful.

خَيَّبَverb

1.
to disappointboth
To cause someone to be disappointed; to frustrate their hopes or expectations.

خِيَابnoun

1.
lossclassical
A state of being lost or having suffered a significant setback; ruin.

تَخَيَّبnoun

1.
futilityclassical
A state of being in vain or pointless; falsehood.

Parallel reading

خاب يخيب خيبة: حرم، وخيبه الله، وخسر، وكفر، ولم ينل ما طلب.

He failed, fails, disappointment: he was deprived, God deprived him, he lost, he disbelieved, and did not attain what he sought.

وفي المثل: "الهيبة خيبة".

And in the proverb: 'Dread is disappointment.'

ويقال: خيبة لزيد، بالرفع والنصب: دعاء عليه.

And it is said: 'Khaybatun li-Zayd' (with nominative) or 'Khaybatan li-Zayd' (with accusative): a curse upon Zayd.

وسعيه في خياب بن هياب، مشددين، أي: خسار.

And his endeavor is in khiyāb bin hayyāb, with the two 'yā's doubled, meaning: loss.

والخياب أيضا: القدح لا يوري.

And al-khiyāb also: is a cup that does not ignite (i.e., fails to catch fire).

و"وقع في وادي تخيب" بضم التاء والخاء وفتحها وكسر الياء غير مصروف، أي: في الباطل.

And 'he fell into the valley of takhayyub' (with damma on the 't' and 'kh', or fatha on the 't' and kasra on the 'y', indeclinable), meaning: into falsehood.