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الختر

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns betrayal, treachery, and deceit, often in a severe or perfidious manner. It also extends to states of weakness, lassitude, mental confusion, and moral corruption.

Derived headwords

الخَتْرnoun
  1. 1.
    betrayalboth

    Betrayal and deceit, or the most severe form of treachery.

  2. 2.
    numbnessclassical

    Numbness or stupor that occurs after drinking medicine or poison.

خَتَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to betrayboth

    To act with betrayal and deceit.

خَتَرٌnoun
  1. 1.
    betrayalboth

    Betrayal and deceit.

خَتُورٌadjective
  1. 1.
    treacherousboth

    Characterized by betrayal and deceit; perfidious.

خَاتِرٌadjective
  1. 1.
    treacherousboth

    Characterized by betrayal and deceit; perfidious.

خَتِيرٌadjective
  1. 1.
    treacherousboth

    Characterized by betrayal and deceit; perfidious.

خَتُورadjective
  1. 1.
    treacherousboth

    Characterized by betrayal and deceit; perfidious.

تَخَتَّرَverb
  1. 1.
    to become weakboth

    To become weak, languid, and relaxed.

  2. 2.
    to become lazyboth

    To become lazy or sluggish.

  3. 3.
    to feel feverishboth

    To feel feverish.

  4. 4.
    to become confusedboth

    To have one's mind become confused, as from drinking milk or similar substances.

  5. 5.
    to walk lazilyboth

    To walk with the gait of a lazy person.

خَبُثَتْ نَفْسُهُverb
  1. 1.
    to become corruptboth

    One's soul or self became wicked and corrupt.

تَخْتِيرٌnoun
  1. 1.
    corruptionclassical

    The act of corrupting oneself, especially by drink.

خَتَرَهُ الشَّرَابُverb
  1. 1.
    drink corrupted himboth

    The drink corrupted his soul or self.

Parallel reading

الغدر والخديعة، أو أقبح الغدر
Betrayal and deceit, or the most severe form of treachery.
كالختور
Like treachery.
والفعل كضرب ونصر
And the verb is like 'ḍaraba' and 'naṣara'.
فهو خاتر وختار وختير وختور وختير
And he is treacherous, a betrayer, perfidious, and treacherous.
وبالتحريك: الخدر يحصل عند شرب دواء أو سم
And with vowelization: numbness that occurs upon drinking medicine or poison.
وتختر: تفتر واسترخى، وكسل، وحم، واختلط ذهنه من شرب اللبن ونحوه
And 'takhtarra': to become weak and relaxed, to become lazy, to feel feverish, and for one's mind to become confused from drinking milk and the like.
ومشى مشية الكسلان
And to walk with the gait of a lazy person.
وخترت نفسه: خبثت وفسدت
And his soul became corrupt: it became wicked and spoiled.
وختره الشراب تختيرا: أفسد نفسه
And the drink corrupted him with corruption: it spoiled his soul.