خات

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns actions related to attacking, seizing, and diminishing. It also extends to breaking covenants, failing promises, and causing loss. Additionally, it describes sounds, particularly those of birds of prey and natural phenomena, and can refer to brave or voracious individuals.

Derived headwords

خَاتَverb

1.
to swoop downboth
To swoop down upon prey, like a falcon.
2.
to diminishclassical
To diminish or reduce someone's property.
3.
to break covenantclassical
To break one's covenant or agreement.
4.
to fail promiseclassical
To fail to fulfill a promise.
5.
to grow oldclassical
To become old or advanced in age.
6.
to expelclassical
To expel or drive away.
7.
to snatchclassical
To snatch or steal.

اخْتَاتَverb

1.
to swoop downboth
To swoop down upon prey.
2.
to stealclassical
To steal a sheep by stealth.
3.
to snatch fromclassical
To take something from someone and snatch it away.

تَخَوَّتَverb

1.
to diminishclassical
To diminish or reduce something.
2.
to break and leaveclassical
To break and abandon something.

تَخَوَّتَ عَنْهُverb

1.
to break and leaveclassical
To break and leave something behind.

خَائَتَةnoun

1.
vultureclassical
A vulture, specifically when it swoops down.

خَوَاتnoun

1.
wing soundclassical
The sound of an eagle's wings.
2.
soundclassical
A sound, or the sound of thunder and a torrent.
3.
brave manclassical
A brave man (with shadda).
4.
voracious eaterclassical
One who eats frequently but not excessively.
5.
Companion
Ibn Jubayr, the Companion.
6.
descendant
The grandson of Ibn Jubayr, Salih.
7.
progenitor
The grandfather of Amr ibn Rifaa al-Muhaddith.

خَاوَتَverb

1.
to steal a glanceclassical
To steal a glance at something, to look furtively.

Parallel reading

خات البازي واختات: انقض على الصيد

The falcon swooped down and attacked, pouncing on the prey.

والرجل ماله: تنقصه

And a man diminishing his property: reducing it.

والخائتة: العقاب إذا انخاتت

And the khā'ita: the vulture when it swoops down.

والخوات: دوي جناح العقاب

And the khawāt: the sound of the eagle's wings.

والصوت، أو صوت الرعد والسيل

And the sound, or the sound of thunder and a torrent.

وبالتشديد: الرجل الجريء

And with shadda: the brave man.

والذي يأكل كل ساعة ولا يكثر

And one who eats every hour but not excessively.

وابن جبير الصحابي

And Ibn Jubayr the Companion.

وابن ابنه صالح

And his grandson Salih.

ووجد عمرو بن رفاعة المحدث

And the grandfather of Amr ibn Rifaa the traditionist.

وخات الرجل: نقض عهده

And the man broke: his covenant.

وأخلف وعده

And he broke his promise.

ونقص ميرته

And diminished his inheritance.

وأسن

And he grew old.

وطرد

And he expelled.

واختطف، كتخوت

And snatched, like takhwata.

واختات الشاة: ختلها فسرقها

And he stealthily took the sheep: he tricked it and stole it.

و الحديث: أخذ منه فتخطفه

And the hadith: he took from him and snatched it away.

وتخوت عنه: انكسر وتركه

And takhwata from it: it broke and he left it.

وخاوت طرفه دوني: سارقه

And he furtively looked at him from me: he stole a glance at him.