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الختعرة

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes concepts related to decay, transience, and illusion. It also encompasses various dangerous or elusive entities, both natural and supernatural, and abstract notions of misfortune.

Derived headwords

اَلْخَتْعَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Decayclassical

    The state of gradual decay, decline, or disintegration.

اَلْخَيْتَعُورnoun
  1. 1.
    Ill-temperedclassical

    A person who is ill-tempered or of bad character.

  2. 2.
    Mirageclassical

    A mirage, an optical phenomenon that creates the illusion of water or distant objects.

  3. 3.
    Ephemeral thingclassical

    Anything that does not remain in a constant state and decays.

  4. 4.
    Spiderwebclassical

    Something resembling a spiderweb, appearing as threads in the air during heat.

  5. 5.
    Worldclassical

    The transient nature of worldly life.

  6. 6.
    Wolfclassical

    A wolf.

  7. 7.
    Ghoulclassical

    A ghoul or demon.

  8. 8.
    Calamityclassical

    A great misfortune or disaster.

  9. 9.
    Devilclassical

    A devil or evil spirit.

  10. 10.
    Lionclassical

    A lion.

  11. 11.
    Distant placeclassical

    A far-off place or destination.

  12. 12.
    Water creatureclassical

    A small creature found on the surface of water that does not stay in one place.

Parallel reading

الختعرة: الاضمحلال.
Al-khat'arah: Decay.
والخيتعور: السيئة الخلق،
And al-khayta'wur: the ill-tempered one,
والسراب،
and the mirage,
وكل ما لا يدوم على حالة ويضمحل،
and everything that does not remain in a constant state and decays,
وشيء كنسج العنكبوت يظهر في الحر كالخيوط في الهواء،
and something like a spiderweb that appears in the heat like threads in the air,
والدنيا،
and the world,
والذئب،
and the wolf,
والغول،
and the ghoul,
والداهية،
and the calamity,
والشيطان،
and the devil,
والأسد،
and the lion,
والنوى البعيدة،
and the distant place,
ودويبة تكون في وجه الماء لا تثبت في موضع.
and a small creature on the surface of water that does not stay in one place.