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الخلابس

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts of falsehood, deception, and things that are disordered or scattered. It encompasses lies, vanity, and individuals who are scattered or base. It also touches upon the act of tempting or misleading someone's heart.

Derived headwords

الخَلَابِسnoun
  1. 1.
    trivial talkclassical

    Refers to light, inconsequential, or trivial speech.

  2. 2.
    liesboth

    Falsehoods and untruths.

كَعَلَابِطother
  1. 1.
    like 'alaabitclassical

    A comparison indicating a similar meaning or form to the word 'alaabit.

الخَلَابnoun
  1. 1.
    vanityclassical

    That which is false, baseless, or vain.

الخَلَابِيسnoun
  1. 1.
    scattered peopleclassical

    Individuals who are dispersed and scattered from all directions, with no single identifiable origin or leader.

  2. 2.
    liesboth

    Falsehoods and untruths.

  3. 3.
    unruly camelsclassical

    Describes camels that move in a way that exhausts the herder, implying a lack of order or control.

  4. 4.
    disordered thingsclassical

    Matters or things that lack order, system, or regularity.

  5. 5.
    base peopleclassical

    Refers to ignoble, base, or low individuals.

  6. 6.
    scoundrelsclassical

    Describes contemptible or wicked people.

خُلَبَيْسnoun
  1. 1.
    scattered personclassical

    The singular form of 'khulabis', referring to a scattered individual.

الخُلُنْبُوسnoun
  1. 1.
    arrow stoneclassical

    A stone used in casting lots or games of chance, specifically for arrows.

كَعَضْرَفُوطother
  1. 1.
    like 'adhrfutclassical

    A comparison indicating a similar meaning or form to the word 'adhrfut.

خَلْبَسَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to temptclassical

    To lead someone astray, to seduce, or to tempt them.

  2. 2.
    to misleadclassical

    To cause someone to deviate from the right path or understanding.

خَلَبَسَ قَلْبَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to corrupt his heartclassical

    To corrupt or mislead someone's heart, causing it to deviate from righteousness.

  2. 2.
    to captivate his heartclassical

    To take possession of someone's heart, leading it astray.

Parallel reading

الخَلَابِس، كعلابط: الحديث الرقيق، والكذب، وبالفتح: الباطل، كالخلابيس.
Al-khālis, like 'alābiṭ: trivial talk, and lies; and with the fatḥa: falsehood, like al-khilābīs.
والخلابيس: المتفرقون من كل وجه، لا يعرف لها واحد، أو واحدها خلبيس، والكذب، وأن تروى الإبل، ثم تذهب ذهابا يعيي الراعي، والشيء لا نظام له، ولا يجري على استواء، واللئام، والأنذال.
And al-khilābīs: those scattered from every direction, whose singular is unknown, or whose singular is khulbays; and lies; and camels that run until the herder is exhausted; and a thing that has no order and does not proceed smoothly; and the base, and the ignoble.
والخلنبوس، كعضرفوط: حجر القداح.
And al-khulnibus, like 'adhrfūṭ: the stone of lots.
وخلبسه وخلبس قلبه: فتنه، وذهب به.
And khalbasa-hu and khalbasa qalbahu: to tempt him and lead him astray.